White House press secretary Jen Psaki answered a question <A href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/12/14/watch_live_wh_press_secretary_jen_psaki_.html">during Tuesday's briefing</a> about the "the greed of meat conglomerates" playing a larger than usually recognized role in the increasing price of food. "The way American families <i>digest</i> inflation is by price increases and if you look from industry to industry it is a little different." President Biden and the Secretary of Agriculture have both spoken about "the greed of meat conglomerates," she said. "When people go to the grocery store and they're trying to buy a pound of meat, two pounds of meat, ten pounds of meat, the prices are higher. That is because of... you could call it corporate greed, sure." "There are other places where we have seen [price increases] because of supply chain issues around the world." "So I would say there are some areas where we have seen corporations benefit, profit from the pandemic," she said.