Extreme Heat is Affecting Cattle in the United States

Many ranchers in Kansas, Texas, and other cattle-raising states are affected by extreme weather conditions, including drought and extreme heat. Current weather creates bad conditions for cattle, and thousands are dying from heat stress. The heat is burning the grass and affecting the cattle's diets.

Weather in Kansas reached peak temperatures on the weekend of W29 with temperatures of over 100° F. in the southwest part of the state making over 3K cattle die. The extreme weather conditions and their outcomes will create a meat shortage in the short term, and in the long term, beef prices will rise if ranchers decide to cut back on their herds.