Americans were told avian flu explained soaring egg prices. The DOJ says major egg companies were working together to push prices higher. Angela Huffman Sep 22 Avian flu hit the U.S. egg industry in early 2022. As egg prices soared, Americans were told reduced supply was to blame. But according to a federal antitrust complaint,…
In what it says is an attempt to bring down beef prices, the Trump administration is importing 660 million pounds of Brazilian beef. But “Fast Food Nation” author Eric Schlosser warns that this move will only lead to more food safety problems. Schlosser joins “The Takeout” to discuss. See: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/fast-food-nation-author-eric-schlosser-concerns-trump-mystery-meat-imports
September 17, 2026 Watch Full Show Topics Food Donald Trump Brazil Immigration Guests Eric Schlosser investigative journalist and author. Links “Why Did Trump Order Up 660 Million Pounds of Mystery Meat?” “Fast Food Nation” “The Alligator Alcatraz Boondoggle” Amid growing concerns over food safety in the United States, President Donald Trump last month authorized the…
Posted on September 14, 2026 by Mike Callicrate The destruction of the largest sector of American agriculture is happening now. The retail beef price dropped two percent from the July report to $10.23/pound in August, down from $10.49/ pound, while finished cattle prices dropped 15%, from $255/cwt. (per 100 pounds) to $217/cwt. (The average consumer…
The tariff-free importation of 300,000 metric tons of potentially substandard beef crashed cattle markets. Trump’s makeup plans to placate ranchers are lacking in substance. Cattle Ranchers Have a Beef With Trump https://prospect.org/2026/09/09/trump-meat-cattle-ranchers-beef/ “It’s just another big rug pull,” said Mike Callicrate, head of Colorado-based Ranch Foods Direct. “This idea that we have to study something…
See report: https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/mystery-meat-trump-s-plan-to-put-old-frozen-foreign-beef-in-your-burger-2513494083703 Related: https://news.mikecallicrate.com/why-did-trump-order-up-660-million-pounds-of-mystery-meat/ Marler Blog: 660 Million Pounds of Trimmings — The Part of Eric Schlosser’s Op-Ed I Would Underline: https://www.marlerblog.com/case-news/660-million-pounds-of-trimmings-the-part-of-eric-schlossers-op-ed-i-would-underline/
Matt Stoller Sep 7 The U.S. cattle industry is in trouble, and Trump’s plan to bring in imports may turn the American burger into mystery meat. Plus, a judge once again rules that Google keeps its monopoly. Lots of news, as usual. Google escaped from an antitrust remedy, as another judge decided not to break…
Sept. 7, 2026, 5:03 a.m. ET Credit…Emma Ressel By Eric Schlosser Eric Schlosser is the author of “Fast Food Nation.” If you buy a T-shirt at Gap, it will have a label that tells you where it was made. That’s federal law. The same is true for automobiles, appliances, television sets, every fresh or frozen…
Trump signs cattle-focused orders addressing MCOOL, meat processing and market competition September 4th, 2026 | RRN Staff President Donald Trump signed two executive orders Friday afternoon aimed at the U.S. cattle industry, directing federal agencies to examine mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef, expand meat processing opportunities and step up enforcement of federal livestock market competition…
WHO GETS THE SAVINGS FROM TRUMP’S IMPORTED BEEF? The White House says its new beef import plan will make hamburger cheaper by allowing up to 300,000 metric tons of additional imported beef into the U.S. at a lower tariff. But more imports won’t fix America’s broken beef system. Cheap imported beef does not automatically mean…