'It's Been Really Hard': Tariffs, Drought Push US Beef Prices to Record Highs
Ranchers warn that government efforts to lower beef prices risk market volatility and threaten independent producers amid rising costs and a historic low in the national cow herd.
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U.S. Cattlemen’s Association responds to President Trump’s comments on beef prices
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Recent comments from the White House — promising action to address beef costs in response to consumer concerns — risk obscuring the real story: America’s ranchers have weathered years of rising input costs, drought and market shifts with unwavering resilience. Today’s beef prices are a direct reflection of these challenges. “The cost of producing beef today is accurately represented in the consumer markets where it is sold,” s…
'It's been really hard': Tariffs, drought push US beef prices to record highs
Beef prices in the United States are at record highs heading into the holiday season and tariffs arent the only reason.At Oak Barn Beef in West Point, Nebraska, family tradition runs deep. Owner and operator Hannah Klitz is a fifthgeneration cattle producer. Alongside her husband, she sells farmtotable beef to the local community and ships products nationwide."Quarter four is normally our busiest quarter, just because of all of the gifting and i…
‘A Bit of a Betrayal’: Cattle Industry Blasts Government Interference on Beef Prices - Oklahoma Farm Report
A recent announcement from President Donald Trump stating he is working to bring down high beef prices has sent shockwaves through the cattle industry, sparking disbelief, market turmoil, and sharp criticism from producers who feel blindsided by the government’s interference. The market’s reaction was immediate and severe, but the initial response was confusion for many producers. Farm Director KC Sheperd spoke with Jennifer Carrico, DTN Senior …
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