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Memorial Day barbeque costs going up

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(WTVR) – Are you having a cookout this Memorial Day? If so, odds are your trip to the grocery store for supplies probably cost you more this year.

The price of steaks, beef, pork and chicken have already gone up about 5 percent this year.

The ongoing drought in parts of the country is killing crops, driving feed prices up. That’s leading to smaller herds.