In economics, the GDP deflator (implicit price deflator for GDP) is a measure of the change in prices of all new, domestically produced, final goods and services in an economy. GDP stands for gross domestic product, the total value of all final goods and services produced within that economy during a specified period..

A UK supermarket has moved one step closer to the looming protein shortage while farmer groups around the world are all singing the same song - improve the prices before it's too late.

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A few years ago, an economic crisis and soaring steak prices made beef a luxury for many Argentines. But beef is back on menus again, raising fears stagnant production will not be able to keep pace with demand.

Prices of everything from milk and corn to beef and coffee are at record highs. Wheat stores are the lowest they have been since 1980. Add to that the effects of climate change, shifting production around the world, and you have what the United Nations' World Food Programme is calling "the perfect storm for the world's hungry".

Most American restaurants have a dirty little secret. Very little of the meat they sell as Kobe, is actually Kobe beef. That doesn't stop them from charging premium prices however.

Cargill ground beef is sold under a variety of brand names, including Century Farm Ground Beef, Giant Eagle Ground Beef, Shop Rite Ground Beef, Stop & Shop Ground Beef, Wegmans Ground Beef, Weis Premium Meats, and Price Rite.