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[beef] / bif /




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Talbot says he’s confident that the proactive measures on behalf of the federal government will mitigate the screwworm’s reach and therefore not impact the beef supply locally or nationally.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Steak restaurants— Texas Roadhouse, Outback Steakhouse, and LongHorn Steakhouse, for example—are the most vulnerable because beef is such a big part of their costs.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

The tight livestock market has helped drive beef prices to record highs for U.S. consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

"If you have ever stuck ur gum onto these walls, we have beef," one employee wrote alongside a video of her scraping pieces of gum off the walls during her shift.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

When the bags were gathered on the kitchen floor, I started pulling groceries onto the kitchen table—half a watermelon, a coffee cake, milk, and ground beef.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen




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