I see US beef finisher body the Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of America (or R-CALF) has filed a lawsuit against four beef processors over what it alleges is a “conspiracy to suppress the price of fed cattle”.

The four factories named are Tyson Foods Inc, Cargill Inc, JBS USA and National Beef Packing Co. Together they controlled over 80% of the finished cattle kill in the US in 2017.