Lexington closure signifies a structural shift in the beef packing industry, not a temporary disruption like earlier plant ...

“We are coming out of the phase of excess, and the phase of scarcity hasn’t even begun,” said César de Castro Alves, manager ...

Terrain's Dave Weaber says placements of cattle into feedlots will continue to shrink, long-feared beef slaughter capacity reductions have arrived, and the beef cow herd hasn’t begun to expand.

American beef cow slaughter fell during the fall quarter by 19 percent from the same period in 2024, according to USDA data.

You might think record high prices would mean American ranchers are swimming in profits. It's not that simple. The reality on ...

Cattle inventories hit 1950s lows while prices surge 29 percent as drought and economics drive widespread herd liquidation.

"JBS will permanently close a facility outside Los Angeles that prepares beef for sale at U.S. grocery stores, the world’s ...

Transporting newborn calves long distances has welfare challenges. On some dairies, beef on dairy calves are reared for ...

Four big meatpackers control most of the beef slaughter. Farm groups say less market competition means lower prices for cattle. But new company Cattlemen’s Heritage plans to build a facility on the ...

Climbing prices for calves in Brazil are signaling the start of a new phase, in which ranchers start holding back female ...