War surcharges, vessels waiting offshore and port access issues are raising costs and complicating global beef trade flows
With US cattle numbers near multi-decade lows, imports are projected to rise up to 3% this year
Cargill will shutter its Milwaukee ground beef facility by late May, eliminating 221 jobs as tight cattle supplies continue to pressure packer margins. The move follows other industry pullbacks as historically low herd numbers constrain throughput
Federal officials complete a new sterile fly dispersal facility in South Texas to strengthen protection of the US cattle herd from NWS
Livestock analyst Jim Wyckoff reports on global protein news
14 March 2026
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