A letter sent by the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg warns of ‘compounding emergencies’ that might cause disruptions to the supply chain.
Andrea Marks-Hershberger with USCA tells Brownfield cyberattacks on meat packer JBS USA and Colonial Pipeline are having negative impacts on haulers. “If you couple that with the dismal prices that beef producers are seeing right now, we’re concerned that there might be a downturn in producers and the numbers they’re producing and even producers pulling out of the production game.”
USCA’s letter asks the Secretary to provide immediate regulatory relief for haulers of live animals and fresh meat products.
