These are the June numbers, they just denote them as "6/01/yyyy". We get the July numbers on Wednesday.
AI responded with (what's in the excerpt boxes):
Table Data - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Processed Foods and Feeds: Beef and Veal Products, Fresh or Frozen
Title Producer Price Index by Commodity: Processed Foods and Feeds: Beef and Veal Products, Fresh or Frozen
Series ID WPU022101
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WPU022101
It's not seasonally adjusted, but since it's the same month in the two years being compared, seasonal adjustment shouldn't affect it much (I'd say not at all, but I've found from prior work that seasonal adjustment does affect even when comparing the same months in different years)
Also, it's up (just) 9.3% from a year ago.
My google search:
wholesale ground beef prices compared to 10 years ago, per the producer price index
AI responded with data from the above series, but slightly incorrectly.
Then it also included a quote from YOUR article!!!!!!!!!
Specifically for ground beef:
Wholesale hamburger meat prices were up nearly 21% in July 2025 compared to the same month in 2015, according to federal data.
with a link to:
Restaurants are under threat as costs skyrocket and ... - KCCI
Aug 10, 2025 -- Ike's Chili in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been around for 117 year...
The actual link:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.kcci.com/article/restaurants-are-under-threat-as-costs-skyrocket-and-consumers-cut-back/65646148%23:~:text%3DAdvertisement-,He%2520pointed%2520to%2520surging%2520beef%2520prices%2520as%2520an%2520example%252C%2520specifically,Chili%2520to%2520scramble%2520for%2520solutions.&ved=2ahUKEwj-3vjlzYGPAxVZ3skDHY1FNaUQ1fkOegQICBAZ&opi=89978449&cd&psig=AOvVaw1XZcq8DD9ytCizF6yqeAlj&ust=1754962200989000
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