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Follow the Money: The beef with US beef
14 July 2026
Available for over a year
Why have US beef prices risen around 13% over the past year? Who’s making money from the burgers and steaks Americans eat? Presenter Sam Fenwick speaks to a cattle rancher in South Dakota, an agricultural economist in Wisconsin, a meat packer in North Carolina and a restaurant owner in Nebraska to find out what’s happening in this quintessentially American corner of the food market. We unpack the US beef supply chain to discover why prices are rising, who’s making money from it and who’s getting squeezed.
Presenter: Sam Fenwick
Producer: Gideon Long
You can email the team: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk
(Picture: A cow waiting to eat at a feedlot in Saltillo, Mexico, June 1, 2026. Credit: REUTERS/Daniel Becerril)
