
Beef Industry Turmoil: Jay Truitt on Cattle Imports, Drought, and Market Shockwaves
Trent Loos welcomes Jay Truitt from Texas to unpack the beef industry's biggest challenges. They discuss the reopening of the Mexican border to cattle imports, questioning claims of 300,000 metric tons of beef imports and its real market impact. The two cover drought shrinking cattle numbers in the U.S. and Europe, rising urea prices, and Brazilian corn and beef exports threatening American producers. Trent and Jay examine cattle genetics crossing the border, USDA screwworm protocols, and growing government intervention in cattle markets. They wrap up comparing beef and chicken prices, urging ranchers to protect the U.S. beef industry from unpredictable disruption.






