--- description: Chipotle is increasing the cost of steak and barbacoa only a year after raising prices for items across the board. title: Your Chipotle Burrito Is About to Get More Expensive image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf46af21dd3b1ee55/69885f355f570f189fb1cea9/gettyimages-471371482.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Chipotle](/tag/chipotle/) ## Chipotle Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Your Chipotle Burrito Is About to Get More Expensive by [Claire Groden / Fortune](/author/fortune/) ## Claire Groden / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 13, 2015 8:43 PM CUT  MIAMI, FL - APRIL 27: Chipotle restaurant workers fill orders for customers on the day that the company announced it will only use non-GMO ingredients in its food on April 27, 2015 in Miami, Florida. The company announced, that the Denver-based chain would not use the GMO's, which is an organism whose genome has been altered via genetic engineering in the food served at Chipotle Mexican Grills. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) MIAMI, FL - APRIL 27: Chipotle restaurant workers fill orders for customers on the day that the company announced it will only use non-GMO ingredients in its food on April 27, 2015 in Miami, Florida. The company announced, that the Denver-based chain would not use the GMO's, which is an organism whose genome has been altered via genetic engineering in the food served at Chipotle Mexican Grills. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Joe Raedle—Getty Images by [Claire Groden / Fortune](/author/fortune/) ## Claire Groden / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 13, 2015 8:43 PM CUT “Yes, I know that guac costs more,” might be the mantra of Chipotle’s legions of devoted fans. Soon, they’re going to have to expand the phrase: the fast-casual burrito chain is hiking up the price of beef, too. According to Eater, Chipotle is jacking up the price of steak and barbacoa by 4 to 6 percent nationally. In 2014, after droughts depleted cattle herds to 30- or 40-year lows, beef prices [rose](http://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/meat-prices-expected-keep-climbing-2015-n276906 "undefined") as much as 12% to record highs. And even though conditions are better for the world’s cows this year, the two-year “turf to table” time, as [Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-26/2-year-trek-from-turf-to-table-delays-cheaper-u-s-beef "undefined") puts it, means prices have remained high. By the end of 2015, forecasters expect prices to have jumped as much as 6% year-over-year — double the rate of other foods. Chipotle [raised](http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2014-07-21/chipotle-raises-prices-america-orders-more-burritos "undefined") its prices across the board in 2014, but it had market reasons for that jump, too. “Last year…was the first time in three years that we raised prices in our restaurants, and that’s in spite of persistent food inflation in the preceding years,” Chipotle’s Chris Arnold told Eater. Cheese, beef and avocado prices had all sprung up. And customers didn’t seem to truly mind: same-store sales [surged](http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2014-07-21/chipotle-raises-prices-america-orders-more-burritos "undefined") 17.3% in the year’s second quarter, when the 6.5% average price hikes took effect. Analysts [expect](http://www.cnbc.com/2015/02/04/chipotle-is-considering-raising-priceswill-customers-bite.html "undefined") Chipotle customers to react similarly to the beef-specific price hike. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3997119/chipotle-burrito-more-expensive/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3997119/chipotle-burrito-more-expensive/"},"headline":"Your Chipotle Burrito Is About to Get More Expensive","datePublished":"2015-08-13T20:43:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T10:10:14.163Z","description":"Fast-food chain is hiking the price of steak and barbacoa, a report says","url":"https://time.com/3997119/chipotle-burrito-more-expensive/","keywords":["Chipotle","beef","pubdesk"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf46af21dd3b1ee55/69885f355f570f189fb1cea9/gettyimages-471371482.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Claire Groden / Fortune"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf46af21dd3b1ee55/69885f355f570f189fb1cea9/gettyimages-471371482.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Chipotle Becomes First Non-GMO US Restaurant Chain","caption":"Chipotle Becomes First Non-GMO US Restaurant Chain","creditText":"Joe Raedle—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/chipotle/","name":"Chipotle"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3997119/chipotle-burrito-more-expensive/","name":"Your Chipotle Burrito Is About to Get More Expensive"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Chipotle Ditches GMO Products","description":"The danger of GMOs is still up for debate, and Chipotle admits that on its site. 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