U.S. Beef Cow Herd Declines, “Fewest Beef Cows Since at Least 1971”

Reuters writer Tom Polansek reported on Friday that, “U.S. farmers are raising the fewest beef cows since at least 1971, government data released on Friday showed as drought conditions whittled herds, likely boosting costs for meatpackers that slaughter the animals into steak and hamburgers.