YOUR STEAK IS MORE EXPENSIVE, BUT CATTLE RANCHERS ARE MISSING OUT –

In the U.S. cattle industry, the supply chain is dominated by just four meatpacking conglomerates, and their profits are raising tensions. While diners at restaurants and shoppers in grocery stores experience sticker shock from sharply higher prices for ground beef and prime steaks, ranchers say they are barely breaking even or, in some cases, losing money. (New York Times)