A severe shortage of cattle, which has fueled grocery-store price hikes and wiped-out billions in meat-processor profits, is primed to get worse before the next election cycle.


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Originally Published: <time datetime="2024-12-11 13:10:02">December 11, 2024 at 1:10 PM EST</time>

A severe shortage of cattle, which has fueled grocery-store price hikes and wiped-out billions in meat-processor profits, is primed to get worse before the next election cycle.{ai:summary}<p>A significant shortage of cattle is driving up grocery prices and leading to substantial losses for meat processors. This situation is expected to deteriorate further ahead of the upcoming election cycle. </p><p>#economy</p>

Trump won’t be able to save the struggling US beef industry

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