May 4, 2026 – Agriculture Sec. Brooke Rollins reveals foreign companies have been caught manipulating the American meat market

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HOLY SMOKES. Agriculture Sec. Brooke Rollins reveals FOREIGN COMPANIES have been caught manipulating the American meat market

The Trump admin is now cracking down on them to lower prices and stop the collusion 👏🏻

“Half of these meatpacking giants, including the largest meatpacker in the world, are either foreign owned or have significant foreign ownership and control, making them a threat not just to our cattle producers, but a threat to America itself.”

“And as time has gone on, it becomes more and more clear that food security is truly national security.”

“The brutal reality is that such foreign ownership of meatpackers has been affiliated not just with corruption, but also cartels and as recent as last week, slave labor, which is bad enough on its own, but it’s also to the detriment of America’s great independent ranchers and consumers.”

“Further, when just four firms control a market, suppliers and food prices are rocked heavily when disruptions occur.”

“President Trump is acutely aware of these challenges as evidenced by his true social directive last November, directing the Department of Justice to investigate the big four meatpackers for potential collusion and price manipulation. Ensuring these practices do not happen will protect both producers and consumers.”

Ever wonder why your burger costs more than gas these days? Let’s trace it back. JBS—Brazil’s meat empire, built by the Batista brothers—has a rap sheet longer than a cattle drive. Bribery scandals in Brazil? Check: $3.2 billion fine, payoffs to 1,900+ politicians, even SEC slaps for foreign corruption tied to U.S. acquisitions. Yet they own the biggest chunk of America’s meatpacking game—controlling beef, pork, poultry lines from feedlot to fork.

Look at the numbers: U.S. beef prices spiked 13.9% last year, heading for another 6.9% jump in 2026. Sure, drought and herd shrinks play in—but when four giants (JBS, Tyson, Cargill, National) process nearly half the nation’s beef, market power whispers louder than supply chains. Tight cattle? Or just tighter margins for ranchers while packers cash in?
Take a peek at these lines: workers carving up carcasses in massive plants…

…and your local grocery shelf staring back with ribeyes at $16+ a pound.

The Batistas? Still billionaires, still steering from the shadows.

And prices? Ground beef hovering around six bucks a pound now—up 50% since 2020. Coincidence? Or consolidation?

So ask yourself: Is this just ‘supply and demand’? Or are we paying premium for a system where one foreign-owned giant calls the shots—while ranchers scrape by and families skip steak? Who’s really profiting… and why does it feel like we’re the ones getting butchered?