Where’s the Beef? Cattle Numbers Fall to Lowest Level in Decades

Where’s the Beef? Cattle Numbers Fall to Lowest Level in Decades
Cows and their calves in a file photo. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
Matthew Lysiak
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Beef cattle supply has dropped to its lowest pont in decades, raising the price of beef to another all-time high and renewing concerns over the long-term health of the nation’s farming community.

A series of severe droughts that have shocked the supply chain coupled with government policies that continue to tilt the playing field toward large, industrial food processors have plummeted the nation’s supply of beef cattle to a level not seen since the early 1950s, according to Justin Tupper, president of the United States Cattlemen’s Association.

Matthew Lysiak
Matthew Lysiak
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Matthew Lysiak is a nationally recognized journalist and author of “Newtown” (Simon and Schuster), “Breakthrough” (Harper Collins), and “The Drudge Revolution.” The story of his family is the subject of the series “Home Before Dark” which premiered April 3 on Apple TV Plus.
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