Lobster Now Costs The Same as Ground Beef at Market Basket

Lobster has long been known for being a prestigious and expensive item at local grocery stores, but due to a glut of lobsters from Maine, prices continue to drop dramatically .

On that note, we wanted to revisit our grocery hunt as well as and see if the lobster prices have actually fallen below what you'll find for hamburger meat.

Believe it or not, the prices everywhere we saw were fairly close between high end ground beef and lobsters, and if you look at pre-made 93% Angus patties at Market Basket, they're actually more expensive than lobsters now (pictured). 

Here are the results of what we found on Aug. 2. Prices may change without notice, and they may include additional taxes or fees not indicated on labeling.

Store Address Lobster Ground Beef Shaw's 760A Boston Rd., Groton $7.99 lb. under 1.25 lbs., $9.99  lb. over 1.5 lbs. $2 off with card 96% lean, 4.09 lb. Donelan's 236 Great Rd.,  Littleton $7.49 lb. 95% lean, $5.79 lb. 160 Littleton Rd., Westford $3.99 lb. 93% lean, $3.99 lb. 288 Chelmsford St., Chelmsford $3.99 lb. 93% lean, $3.99 lb. 299 Chelmsford St.,  Chelmsford $5.99 lb. under 1.25 lbs., $6.99 lb. over 1.5 lbs. 93%, 4.49 lb. 66 Drum Hill Rd., Chelmsford $4.49 lb., under 1.25 lbs., $6.99 lb. over 1.5 lbs. 90%, 4.09 lb.