Partly due to the expenses of farming and all the money corporations squeeze out of farmers for forced chemical applications, cost of seed, and the crazy costs of equipment, let alone the new equipment has additional subscriptions to by to operate the dam thing, because let's face it millions on a piece of equipment means nothing.
You know the thought of purchasing a cow at the sale barn for slotter has come to mind because the price of meat is outrageous in the super markets, and this is also a factor for why the sale of beef is wonky, sure China is not bidding on livestock, but I guess if someone wanted in the business they technically could begin to buy livestock and butcher it for market. Lots of USDA red tape though when you own your own meat locker. You would think the price of fresh supermarket meat would soften, but I guess somehow it hasn't, and I wonder how they can afford tossing all that unsold expired meat.
MAGA's will convince themselves this is Trump winning. Blah, blah, blah 4D chess... blah, blah, blah, it would've been worse under Kamala... blah, blah, blah, deflect, deflect, deflect...