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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins confirmed that the Justice Department is investigating U.S. beef packers for antitrust issues.

In posts to X (formerly Twitter), both Trump administration cabinet members seconded the president’s Friday TruthSocial post, which alleged beef packers are “driving up the price of Beef through Illicit Collusion, Price Fixing, and Price Manipulation.” Trump further alleged that “Majority Foreign Owned Meat Packers” were inflating food prices and jeopardizing “the security of our Nation’s food supply.”

The meat institute issued their statement on the beef processing sector DOJ investigation by saying despite high consumer prices for beef, beef packers have been losing money because the price of cattle is at record highs.  For more than a year, beef packers have been operating at a loss due to a tight cattle supply and strong demand. 

The meat institute said the beef industry is heavily regulated, and market transactions are transparent. The government’s own data from USDA confirms that the beef packing sector is experiencing catastrophic losses and experts predict this will continue into 2026. U.S. beef processors welcome a fact-based discussion about beef affordability and how best to meet the needs of American consumers, who are the industry’s most important stakeholders.

REFERENCES: 

https://meatingplace.com/beef-packers-under-investigation-bondi-and-rollins-confirm/?utm_source=omeda&utm_medium=email&utm_cid=1103020073&utm_campaign=MTGMCD251110004&utm_date=20251110-1353

https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/11/trump-administration-cracks-down-on-foreign-owned-meat-packing-cartels/

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