Drought and shrinking herds push US beef prices through the roof

By Agence France-Presse

Oct 31, 2023 12:00 am

NEW YORK: A prolonged drought is shrinking livestock herds and driving beef prices to record highs in the US, even as consumption is growing stronger.

These days, Mary Skinner is finding it harder to get her daily meat intake.

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