Beef Demand, Prices Reach Near Records Highs While Cattle Industry Struggles
- The fetal bovine serum supply chain tightened sharply by 2024, causing shortages and escalating prices globally.
- This shortage arose from sustained droughts, environmental stresses, and high feed costs that forced ranchers to reduce and delay rebuilding cattle herds.
- The limited cattle supply reduces fetal calf availability, key to FBS production, while rising demand from biomedical and biotech sectors intensifies pressure on serum sourcing.
- Industry experts recommend multi-year contracts, diversified geographic sourcing, bulk purchasing, and exploring serum-free media to mitigate risks and sustain research continuity.
- The constrained FBS market will likely persist for years, requiring proactive planning to manage cost volatility and ensure innovation in life sciences.
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Confronting a Dwindling Supply of Fetal Bovine Serum
Fetal bovine serum (FBS) has long served as a foundational input for cell culture, tissue engineering, and biomanufacturing. Yet, a looming supply challenge threatens this critical resource. As a byproduct of the global beef industry, FBS availability is closely tied to cattle production trends—and those trends are increasingly troubling. Persistent drought conditions across major cattle-producing regions, coupled with rising feed and fuel costs…
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