Sam Hall on Nostr: "There were 29.4 million beef cows as of July 1... the smallest herd for that date ...

"There were 29.4 million beef cows as of July 1... the smallest herd for that date since the govt began keeping the records 52 years ago.
Annual records of the herd size as of Jan 1 go back farther, and the number of beef cows at the start of this year was the lowest since 1962 at 28.918 million head."

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/us-beef-cow-herd-falls-52-year-low-squeezing-meatpackers-2023-07-21/