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Ranch It Up Herd It Here Weekly Report - What Is JBS Forecasting For Beef & Fake Meat In Florida

EPISODE 43 DETAILS

Current Cattle Industry News

JBS Cattle Outlook for 2025 & Beyond

According to MeatingPlace.com, JBS expects 2025 to continue to be a challenging year for the US beef industry, with cattle availability increasing to higher levels in 2026, according to the JBS USA chief executive officer.

He went on to say that we are pretty optimistic about the beginning of (cattle) retention in the US. We see cow slaughtering coming down by 15% year-over-year. We think that is a huge sign of retention starting. The moment that is very important for us to watch out for is going to be this fall, and we’re going to see what happens.

He said JBS Beef North America will continue to capture gains from improvements in industrial processes, which should contribute to increasing the unit’s margins in the future. In the second quarter of 2024, JBS USA’s beef margins were pressured by low cattle availability

Florida Sued Over Cultivated Meat Ban

Upside Foods filed a lawsuit recently over a Florida law that bans the sale of cultivated meat in the state.

Berkeley, Calif.-based Upside Foods, one of two companies approved to sell cultivated meat in the United States, contends the Florida law that took effect July 1 is unconstitutional, according to court documents.

Specifically, the lawsuit argues that the ban violates the Supremacy Clause because it is preempted by federal laws regulating meat and poultry products, and that it violates the dormant aspect of the Commerce Clause by purposely “insulating” Florida ag businesses from out-of-state competition.

Florida was the first state to ban cultivated meat, with Gov. Ron DeSantis saying Florida was “fighting back” against the “global elite” who were allegedly forcing consumers to eat cultivated meat. He said his administration was protecting Florida farmers and ranchers in an effort to “save our beef.” Alabama was the second state to ban cultivated meat.

“UPSIDE doesn’t want to force anyone to eat cultivated meat,” the company’s lawsuit states. “But it does want the opportunity to distribute its product to willing consumers, so that those consumers can decide for themselves whether UPSIDE’s product is worth eating. And UPSIDE has a right to do so, because SB 1084 is unconstitutional.”

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