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Explore strategies to save on meat purchases in Canada. Discover how to maximize your grocery budget while still enjoying meat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buying meat can be mighty expensive<\/strong> for Canadians trying to balance their monthly budget. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below, I’ve come up with as many ways that I can think of so you can fit meat products into your grocery shopping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meat Department Savings Lower Your Grocery Costs<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Meat prices in Canada have increased along with every other food product at the grocery store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canadian consumers now realize that a recent price hike has increased grocery expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related: Meat prices<\/a><\/strong> and supply could change as the industry grapples with COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, I noticed a pound of lean ground beef<\/strong> <\/span>hovering around the $9.00 mark<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related: Coronavirus may cause temporary meat shortages, but higher prices will last longer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grocery Store Price Markup Buying Meat <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Standing in line to cash out, I noticed the lady before me buying many no-name products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I continued to eyeball her shopping cart, there was a pack of minced beef that looked about 2lbs for $25.49<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I shook my head and thought there had to be ways to save money on meat other than paying such high prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a markup on meat, like any product you purchase, so the middleman can profit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That middleman is the grocery store, and the consumer is the end of the line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Price fluctuation depends on farming, slaughtering processing, and transportation costs, which the grocery store pays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From there, the customer pays the grocery store to get the product to the shelves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Either way, we look at it: meat is costly to eat, but there are ways we can stretch our dollars to make sure we can add meat to our meal plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could skip the grocery store entirely and go to the butcher or directly to the farm to negotiate better pricing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, not everyone is interested in that process, so grocery stores sell mass amounts of meat and seafood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buying The Meat At Any Cost<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps you give in because buying meat, even minced beef, is vital to the recipes your family enjoys. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Often that means removing other items from a grocery list to accommodate the higher-priced foods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alternative sourcing ways are worth the effort for those on a tight budget who can’t afford to buy meat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although we like canned Spam and corned beef, we buy a few cans when we can’t stock our freezer with cheap meat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You don’t have to buy meat in a can to enjoy a diet with various meat products. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s look at ways you can save cash buying meat in Canada. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Meat Department Pricing<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you don’t know how much it typically costs to buy the meat your family enjoys, this is where you need to start your education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To know if you are getting a meat deal, you need to know three things:<\/p>\n\n\n\n