Cattle herds are at historic lows to the point that meat packers have closed a handful of facilities, laid off thousands, and still have excess capacity. Your b

Cattle herds are at historic lows to the point that meat packers have closed a handful of facilities, laid off thousands, and still have excess capacity. Your beef prices are either not accurate or not representative of the macro. Is America Falling Out of Love With Beef? Surging prices are finally hurting demand for the country’s favorite meat - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-08-21/after-beef-prices-surge-is-america-falling-out-of-love-with-its-favorite-meat https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-08-21/after-... | https://archive.today/2K1Rh https://archive.today/2K1Rh - August 21st, 2026 Skyrocketing Beef Prices Finally Have Americans Reaching Their Spending Limit - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-16/skyrocketing-beef-prices-finally-have-americans-reaching-their-spending-limit https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-16/skyrocket... | https://archive.today/9AYzx https://archive.today/9AYzx - August 16th, 2026 Tyson to Close More Beef Plants as Cattle Shortage Drags On - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-13/tyson-to-close-more-beef-plants-as-us-cattle-shortage-drags-on https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-13/tyson-to-... | https://archive.today/KYI6P https://archive.today/KYI6P - August 13th, 2026