The latest available CPI data shows the beef and veal category is up 14.7% while overall food is up 3.1%. The start of 2025 saw the lowest cattle numbers in the U.S. since 1951. Severe drought over ...
“Pretty much everybody above [cow-calf producers] is a margin operation,” one economist said. “And most of those margins are ...
McDonald’s and other food industry players accuse the big beef packers of collusion and price-gouging. The packers deny these allegations On 21 November, at the end of the first shift at the Tyson ...
Beef prices increased over 8% in 2025, reaching $9.26 per pound in July, driven by shrinking U.S. herds (the lowest since 1951), rising feed costs, and increased demand. A screwworm parasite outbreak ...
Great news for vegans: The cost of beef has skyrocketed, and President Donald Trump has made American cattle ranchers hoof-stomping mad with policies that appear decidedly America-last. That would ...
Average beef price in US cities already up 43% since early 2020 After years of drought, North American cattle herds are thin US herd smallest in 74 years, Canada's smallest in 36 years WINNIPEG, ...
Tyson Foods said its beef business could lose up to $500 million this year as the supply of cattle reaches a 75-year low. By Kevin Draper Reporting from Kansas City, Mo. See more of our coverage in ...