{"id":201,"date":"2026-05-20T19:39:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T19:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertyrelocationusa.com\/?p=201"},"modified":"2026-05-20T19:39:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T19:39:59","slug":"trump-cabinet-member-blames-rfk-jr-s-movement-for-sky-high-beef-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertyrelocationusa.com\/?p=201","title":{"rendered":"Trump Cabinet member blames RFK Jr.’s movement for sky-high beef prices"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins blamed the Make America Healthy Again movement \u2014 at least in part \u2014 for soaring beef prices heading into Memorial Day weekend, telling Fox Business that Americans are eating more beef thanks to the MAHA-driven health craze.<\/p>\n

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“But this is also combined with Make America Healthy Again \u2014 people are eating more beef than ever before,” Rollins said Wednesday on Fox Business. “This is an amazing testament to our incredible ranchers who produce the best beef in America.”<\/p>\n

Ground beef is now running roughly $6.70 to $6.90 a pound \u2014 about a dollar above historical norms \u2014 as cattle herds sit at a three-generation low.<\/p>\n

The MAHA movement, spearheaded by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has aggressively promoted red meat, organ meats and animal fats as cornerstone foods of a healthy diet, while vilifying ultra-processed foods, seed oils and plant-based meat alternatives. Kennedy has long championed grass-fed beef and raw milk as part of a broader back-to-basics approach to American nutrition.<\/p>\n

Rollins didn’t pin the crisis solely on surging MAHA-fueled demand. She also pointed to what she called years of the Biden administration waging “a war on cattle ranchers” \u2014 including pulling grazing allotments and, she claimed, using climate policy to discourage cattle production. A screwworm infestation originating in South America has forced port closures, further straining supply.<\/p>\n

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On the production side, Rollins said the Department of Justice is now scrutinizing the four dominant beef processors \u2014 two of which are Brazilian-owned \u2014 and vowed to reshore processing capacity alongside a long-term push to rebuild American cattle herds.<\/p>\n

“We’re at this perfect storm,” she said.<\/p>\n

Rollins offered no concrete short-term relief for consumers staring down $7-a-pound ground beef at the grocery store this weekend. However, she framed the long-term outlook as promising under Trump’s agricultural agenda.<\/p>\n

The MAHA movement’s embrace of red meat puts it squarely at odds with mainstream dietary guidance and environmentalists who argue that beef consumption is a major driver of carbon emissions.<\/p>\n

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