re: America’s Cattle Industry in Severe Crisis, Beef Prices Expected to Soar

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Honestly it wouldn’t hurt if we shifted to more of a plant based diet

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Amen Brother, Preach!

I'm looking for somebody I can buy from in southern mississippi.

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Honestly it wouldn’t hurt if we shifted to more of a plant based diet, and not even for environmental reasons. Beef (any red meat) routinely causes hypertension and inflammation, which leads to other health issues.

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I do agree red meat is not all that great. But frick a plant based diet.

I usually eat 5-7 pounds of chicken or turkey a week.

Occasionally will add in lean ground beef once or twice a week

It's an off week if I don't eat around 7 pounds of red meat.

Cut that rainforest quicker Brazilian boys. We hungry.

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I do agree red meat is not all that great. But frick a plant based diet.

I usually eat 5-7 pounds of chicken or turkey a week.

Occasionally will add in lean ground beef once or twice a week

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I mean if you eat processed chicken or fried chicken it is just as bad as eating processed red meat. Its about that sodium content, which chicken can be injected with and usually is as a preservative.

I eat red meat daily, chicken gets old. No high blood pressure here.

When I can no longer afford beef I’ll buy cows and put them on my catfish ponds


I won’t stop eating it

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This crisis appears to be more than a natural downturn. The economic strain ranchers face suggests a deliberate push toward more expensive beef, discouraging Americans from maintaining their traditional meat-heavy diets

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If we look deep under the hood, I wonder how much of this is due to the nonsensical fight against "climate change."

Feed costs should be easing on ranchers. The catfish industry is seeing a similar downturn as cattle. Recent high feed costs and lower demand due to the economy is leading to a reduction in acreage. We project fish shortage and high prices by June. I’m looking at expanding my operation by 100 or so acres to take advantage. I have about 250 acres that’s not being used currently and I can rework some to put back into production.

Economic repercussions take a couple years to really show. You’re seeing now the results of inflation in 2022 that was caused by Covid hysteria and stimulus policy in 2020. 2025 will be a restructuring year, as some people in industries will close, but those who survive will do well and industries will expand in 2026. Especially with Trump economic policies

Row crop farmers are the ones really hurting. 2024 was a bad year and next year looks worse, but low grain prices mean low feed prices for all meat producers