{
  "id": 1299451,
  "title": "Beef Prices Stay High as US Cattle Supply Shrinks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/beef-prices-stay-high-as-us-cattle-supply-shrinks",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-16T15:05:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-08-16/beef-prices-stay-high-as-us-cattle-supply-shrinks-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tyson Foods is cutting beef-processing capacity as the US cattle herd nears a five-decade low driving up livestock costs and contributing to persistent losses in beef business. Bloomberg News Agriculture Reporter Ilena Peng is on Bloomberg This Weekend and explains to hosts Joe Mathieu and Carol Massar that consumers are also pushing back against record prices, but meaningful relief may take…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}