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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/PvtDeth on 2023-10-07 03:12:34.

I understand supply and demand. People start wanting brisket, demand increases while supply stays the same, price goes up. What I don’t understand is how the price can go up on everything. The “good” cuts seem to be going up as much as anything else. If demand is just shifting, market forces should drive the cost of some cuts down as others rise. Meat consumption has been fairly even over the past 10 years.

Chicken wings, oxtails, skirt steak, brisket, all used to be poor people food. At this rate they’ll be charging $12.99 a pound for chitlins and gizzards will be $1.29 a piece.