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 ...

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 ...

Fed slaughter is currently 81.4% of total cattle slaughter, the highest percentage since 2007. Low cow slaughter since 2022 has increased the fed slaughter percentage. The general structure of the ...

KANSAS CITY — A cyclone of geopolitical developments, supply pressures and seemingly unyielding consumer demand has been fueling beef prices to record highs. The Food and Agriculture Organization of ...

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Demand for beef is high at the same time that cattle inventory is low — and ranchers are cautious about investing in growing their herds at a time of economic uncertainty. The November consumer price ...

President Trump's tariffs are contributing to beef price increases. Exports of beef bound to the U.S. are down because of Trump's trade war. The U.S. cattle herd is the lowest in 75 years as drought ...

The beef processing plant in Olathe, Kansas, marked a turning point for Walmart. But ranchers and agricultural experts warn the nation’s already stunted beef industry could be falling under more ...