Beef prices are close to record highs — but Americans aren’t cutting back

Beef prices have climbed to record highs, and yet Americans keep buying steaks.Economists say that deep-rooted demand is helping drive prices higher and there’s little sign it will ease anytime soon.Glynn Tonsor, a professor of agricultural economics at Kansas State University, told Fox News Digital that strong consumer demand continues to push beef prices upward, regardless of supply fluctuations.TRUMP ORDERS DOJ TO INVESTIGATE MEATPACKING COMPANIES FOR 'ILLICIT COLLUSION' AMID RISING BEEF PRICES"There’s nothing that forces me or you or anybody else when we go into the grocery store to pay mo