Shoppers bought more meat last year despite strong price increases across much of the category, according to data released last week by the Meat Institute and FMI — The Food Industry Association.
An increase in the number of people who purchased meat and poultry, high trip frequency and higher spending per trip drove meat department sales in the U.S., the trade groups reported in the latest edition of their Power of Meat report. Volumes were up by almost 2%, with growth of nearly 3% in the amount of fresh meat people bought offsetting a slight decline in the quantity of processed meat they purchased.
The department’s sales hit a record $111.9 billion in the United States in 2025, a year-over-year increase of just under 7%. Read more