An independent beef processor says any change in cattle prices won’t happen overnight. But, Patrick Robinette of North Carolina says, “we’ve got to celebrate that we are at least having the conversation, but we don’t need to back off of anybody.”
Robinette also chairs the Independent Beef Processors committee for the US Cattlemen’s Association. He tells Brownfield the administration is incentivizing the growth and expansion of small and mid-sized processing facilities. He says the increase in competition should help cattle producers get paid more for their products.
