Historic shortage is squeezing an American dinner staple and relief could be years away
Relief from high beef prices may depend on something that can’t be fixed overnight: rebuilding America’s shrinking cattle herd. America’s ranchers are facing their smallest cattle herd in 75 years, a shortage now rippling from pastures to some of the nation’s largest meatpackers. Tyson Foods announced last week that it will close beef facilities in Illinois and … Read more