Ranchers accuse Trump administration of disrupting beef supply, as prices rise


President Donald Trump’s immigration raids are disrupting the country’s beef supply, industry groups say, warning the turmoil will raise the price of a staple food for American consumers.

In recent days, Immigration and Customs Enforcement sweeps in cattle country, where immigrants make up a large share of the workforce, have led to the delayed shipment of thousands of cattle to processing plants, according to cattle associations in Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma.



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