Beef prices – One America News Network

MIAMI, FLORIDA - JULY 22: Marlo Ramirez carries slabs of beef to be prepared for a customer in a grocery store on July 22, 2025 in Miami, Florida. Beef prices are hitting records, rising almost 9% since January, according to the Department of Agriculture. Industry experts say the increase in prices are due in part to drought conditions across the country that have caused herds to shrink, while the demand for beef continues to increase. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Trump announces DOJ investigation into meat-packing companies, accusing them of artificially inflating beef prices

President Donald Trump ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to launch an investigation into the United States’ top meat-packing companies, accusing them of engaging in “collusion, price fixing, and price manipulation” to artificially inflate the price of beef.

QUEMADO, TEXAS - JUNE 13: Farmer Jose Esquivel begins to leave after surveying his field of cattle on June 13, 2023 in Quemado, Texas. Ranchers and farmers have begun culling their cattle herds due to drought and high costs in the region, threatening a potentially steep climb in prices for the country's supply of beef. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Trump defends plan to import Argentinian beef, argues American cattle ranchers ‘have to get their prices down’

President Donald Trump defended his decision to import beef from Argentina after facing backlash from beef producers and agricultural-state Republicans, arguing that they need to “get their prices down.”