AAG Todd Blanche, Secretary of Agriculture Rollins & Director of Trade & Manufacturing Navarro Announce Antitrust Investigations & Meatpacking Operation

Today, just four companies — JBS, Cargill, Tyson Foods, and National Beef — control roughly 85% of the cattle processing market. That level of concentration has surged from just 25% in 1977 to 71% by 1992, and now to an astonishing 85%.

Together, these companies operate through… pic.twitter.com/s4naYFcjt7

— Secretary Brooke Rollins (@SecRollins) May 4, 2026

… dozens of subsidiary businesses, creating a landscape that leaves many of our cattle producers with limited marketing options.

For some ranchers this means less marketing opportunities, complicating an already challenging marketplace.

We must work to address this to protect our ranchers and consumers.

@POTUS and this administration are focused on promoting fairness and competition — ensuring our producers have options and a level playing field. 🇺🇸🥩