The price of bacon in the United States fluctuates from year to year but overall it has increased significantly over the last decade. As of 2024, a pound of sliced bacon retailed for around 6.92 U.S. dollars. This figure constitutes an increase of about 2.1 percent compared to the price in 2023. Bacon is a popular breakfast food as well as a typical ingredient in sandwiches, burgers, and occasionally salads. Top-selling bacon brands Excluding private label brands, Oscar Mayer was the leading refrigerated bacon brand in the United States, with sales of 212 million U.S. dollars in 2023. Private label bacon had higher sales that year, at 339 million U.S. dollars. Other popular brands include Hormel and Smithfield. Oscar Mayer is owned and operated by Kraft Heinz, which is the second leading vendor of refrigerated bacon in the United States. American breakfast foods Eggs, bacon, oatmeal, and pancakes are a few of the quintessential American breakfast foods that are found in kitchens and pantries across the country. Though preferences vary considerably from person to person, some of the most commonly preferred breakfast foods among Americans are eggs, hash browns/potatoes, and French toast/pancakes/waffles.

The average retail price of bacon in Canada hit an all-time high of 7.34 Canadian dollars per 500 grams in December 2021 and again in August 2022. This price has decreased as of March 2024 to 6.27.
American vs. Canadian bacon Bacon is a pork product which is commonly smoked or cured and eaten as a breakfast item. Bacon eaten in Canada, otherwise known as back bacon, is different to its American counterpart - American bacon, or streaky bacon, comes from the belly of the pig, whilst Canadian bacon comes from the pork loin. There is a difference in appearance as well as in taste, with American bacon containing a lot more fat than its leaner counterpart. Pork industry in Canada The volume of pork produced in Canada amounted to around 2.3 million metric tons in 2022, this is an increase of over 300,000 metric tons since 2010. Whilst production has increased over time, consumption has gradually decreased . Pork consumption in Canada amounted to an estimated 22.3 kilograms of carcass weight per capita in 2022, almost 10 kilograms less than in 1980. Canadian consumers’ views on eating less meat could be one reason for this decrease.

In 2024, the U.S. retail price for one pound of pork chops amounted to 4.31 U.S. dollars. While the cost of pork chops (center cut, bone-in) has fluctuated over the past few decades, the average price has been closer to the four-dollar mark in recent years and was closer to the three U.S. dollars per pound in the 90s and early 2000s. Average expenditure on pork In the United States, consumers from Midwestern and Western states specifically, spent the most on pork in 2022. The average annual expenditure on pork per consumer unit was the lowest in the South. Types of pork There are various types of organic pork sold in the United States, including sliced bacon and dinner sausage. The most expensive category of organic pork in the United States in 2022 was sliced bacon, which cost consumers an average of nearly 18 U.S. dollars per pound. Pork is also available in different cut types, such as chops, roasts, and shoulder. Pork chops and ribs were among the favorites, generating the highest dollar sales in the United States in 2019.

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