The Agriculture Department aims to offer up to $500 million in payments as meat processors navigate a livestock shortage.

The Agriculture Department will offer small and mid-sized beef processors up to $500 million to help them weather a historic cattle shortage, Secretary Brooke Rollins announced Tuesday.

The Trump administration is preparing to offer financial aid to smaller meatpackers struggling with dwindling cattle supplies, which are driving up beef prices. The Agriculture Department intends to ...

First-half 2026 beef cow slaughter rate is the lowest on record, suggesting producers may add roughly 500,000 head to the ...

A cyberattack on the world’s largest meat processor crippled beef and pork processing capacity early this week. JBS USA confirmed the attack affected servers at its IT systems in North America and ...

Though demand has remained generally strong for steaks and hamburgers, some shoppers have shifted to other proteins, such as ...

CHICAGO, Dec 22 (Reuters) - CME Group live cattle futures eased on Thursday, as harsh cold conditions delayed slaughter operations, analysts said. Summer month futures climbed to contract highs as ...

June, with other contracts falling $1.22 to $2.25. Cash trade was quiet to on Monday with last week at northern sales of $260 ...