Ricketts unveils plan to rebuild US cattle herd at Nebraska plant

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 21:49 · Archive

Senator Pete Ricketts announced a plan to rebuild the nation's cattle herd, at its lowest level since 1951.

Senator Pete Ricketts announced a multi-part plan at Sustainable Beef in North Platte, Nebraska on Friday to rebuild the nation's cattle herd. He said the current herd stands at just over 86 million head, its lowest level since 1951.

Ricketts said expanding the herd is necessary to bring down grocery prices for families in the long term. He pointed to Sustainable Beef, a facility owned by ranchers that sources cattle from regional feedlots, as an example of the competition he says producers need. Rusty Kemp, a founder of Sustainable Beef, said the facility reached full capacity since breaking ground in 2022, now processing over 1,500 head a day and employing hundreds of people in the community.

Ricketts' plan calls for limiting what he described as low-quality foreign beef imports and creating more competition in the beef processing industry. He said he would continue to push back against foreign beef imports that he believes disrupt the marketplace.

How it is being reported

• Ricketts unveils cattle herd plan at North Platte beef plantSenator Pete Ricketts announced a multi-part plan Friday morning at Sustainable Beef in North Platte that he says could help rebuild the nation’s cattle herd.1011Now · 9 Oct, 21:11
• Ricketts unveils cattle herd plan at North Platte beef plantSenator Pete Ricketts announced a multi-part plan Friday morning at Sustainable Beef in North Platte that he says could help rebuild the nation’s cattle herd.WOWT · 9 Oct, 21:11

In this story: Pete Ricketts · Sustainable Beef · North Platte · Nebraska · Rusty Kemp · Lincoln County

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