Four corporations, JBS, Tyson Foods, Cargill and National Beef, dominate cattle purchasing and processing, creating single points of failure across the nation’s beef supply chain. This consolidation has reduced local processing capacity, weakened regional food supply chains and shifted pricing power away from independent ranchers and farmers.
Source: Trump Takes A Cleaver To “Big Meat” Monopoly, Moves To Let Mom-And-Pop Ranchers Process Own Meat