11/14/2025
What are your thoughts?
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ ๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
(November 7-12, 2025)
If your news feed has been lit up this past weekโฆ youโre not alone.
Between November 7th and 12th, Donald Trump came out swinging about the cattle business โ calling out the ๐๐ถ๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, hinting at tariffs, promising investigations, and claiming heโs ready to โfix the beef industry.โ
Everyoneโs got an opinion. But out here on the High Plains, we donโt run on opinions. We run on ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐, ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐.
So letโs break down what was said โ and what it REALLY means for American beef ๐๐ฝ
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ โ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฝ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ
Trump publicly called out the Big Four โ ๐๐ฎ๐จ๐ค๐ฃ, ๐
๐ฝ๐, ๐พ๐๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ก, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐ฝ๐๐๐ โ saying theyโre monopolizing the industry and squeezing ranchers while prices skyrocket at the grocery store.
That part?
๐๐โ๐จ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐.
Producers have been warning for YEARS that consolidation at the top is crushing:
โข Small ranchers
โข Independent feeders
โข Family-owned operations
โข Anyone who isnโt backed by corporate dollars
But hereโs the ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ question every rancher is asking:
๐ญ ๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ช๐๐ก๐ก๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐จ โ ๐ค๐ง ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ ?
๐ญ ๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐๐โ๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข โ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ช๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐
๐ฝ๐, ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง๐๐๐๐ฃ-๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ?
๐ญ ๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐ช๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ข๐ ๐ช๐ฅ๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐โ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐จ?
๐ฝ๐๐๐๐ช๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐ฉ๐ ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ:
๐๐ฝ Weโre not seeing policy shifts.
๐๐ฝ Weโre seeing hardworking families leaving the cattle business ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ.
๐๐ฝ Weโre seeing land prices, interest rates, and overhead suffocate new producers before they ever get a start.
๐๐ฝ And weโre watching packer profits hit record highs while ranchers struggle to break even.
This isnโt political.
This is ๐ณ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐.
๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐.๐.
While the headlines focused on Trump, something even more important happened:
Multiple state representatives traveled to Washington, D.C. this month to speak DIRECTLY on behalf of cattle producers. They raised concerns about:
โข Lack of market transparency
โข Foreign-owned packers influencing supply
โข Anti-competitive pricing
โข The decline of independent American beef production
โข And the survival of rural communities tied to cattle
Whether you love Trump, hate him, or sit somewhere in between, one truth remains:
๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ธ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฝ.
๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
Weโre watching closely to see who follows through.
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ข๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ฃโฆ
Most consumers have NO idea how extreme the chokehold on the beef supply really is.
๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐:
โข Four companies control more than 80% of U.S. beef processing.
โข When cattle prices go down, the packers win.
โข When beef prices go up, the packers win again.
โข Ranchers โ the people raising the beef โ often lose no matter what.
Thatโs why ranch-to-table operations matter. Thatโs why buying beef from local producers matters. Thatโs why transparency in the industry matters.
Because the American food system should NEVER be dependent on four corporations โ two of which are foreign-owned.
๐ฌ ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐ฎ๐๐ก๐กโฆ
This isnโt just my conversation โ itโs ours.
What do ๐๐๐ think?
๐ญ ๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ง๐ช๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ช๐๐ก๐ก๐ฎ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฅ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐ฎ?
๐ญ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ข๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ช๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ?
๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ง๐๐๐ค๐ง๐ข๐จ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ ๐ง๐ช๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฌ?
Be bold. Be honest. Be respectful.
The future of the American beef industry depends on conversations like this.
โ ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ.
๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ.
โโโ
๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐๐จ
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* Associated Press. (2025, November 7). Trump accuses foreign-owned meat packers of inflating U.S. beef prices and calls for investigation.
* Miller, C. J. (2025, November 11). Trump calls for investigation into four major meat packing companies. Hoosier Ag Today.
* Politico. (2025, November 7). Trump directs DOJ to investigate meatpackers amid beef price pressure.
* Potter, B. (2025, November 10). DOJ to investigate meat packers for price fixing. Feedstuffs.
* Reuters. (2025, November. U.S. Justice Department probes meatpackers, attorney general says.
* The White House. (2025, November 7). Trump administration cracks down on foreign-owned meat-packing cartels [Press release].
