US beef prices could face another squeeze if reported immigration enforcement disruptions continue to keep workers away from meatpacking plants, slowing the movement of cattle through an already constrained supply chain.
The warning comes as beef prices are already rising and US production remains below year-earlier levels. The Kansas Livestock Association, Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association, and Texas Cattle Feeders Association said on 24 September that thousands of fed cattle had been delayed from reaching processors, resulting in millions of dollars in lost revenue and additional costs.
