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U.S. cattle herd
Coverage of U.S. cattle herd in the Nexus archive.
- JBS Shuts US Beef Plants as Cattle Herd Hits a 74-Year Low
JBS is shutting two US beef plants, reducing about 8 percent of its American beef capacity, as the US cattle herd reaches a 74-year low of 86 million head. The closures in Pennsylvania and Tennessee affect approximately 1,700 workers.
- Beef prices are breaking records this Fourth of July. But Americans aren't cutting back
Ground beef prices reached $8.62 per pound, a 12% increase from a year ago, with the U.S. cattle herd at a 75-year low. Americans are not reducing their beef consumption despite the record prices.