The rising cost of living is impacting nearly every good, including beef. From December 2020 to December 2025, the average price of steak rose by over $3 per pound, according to the Bureau of Labor ...

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating major meatpacking companies for anti-competitive practices as Americans are dealing with record-high beef prices, but experts say other factors are ...

The Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Agriculture are intensifying scrutiny of concentration and pricing practices across the meat industry, announcing this week that federal investigators ...

Last fall, President Trump accused meatpacking companies of driving up beef prices through quote illicit collusion, price fixing, and price manipulation. Now the Justice Department is following ...