2025年8月,由于供应低和成本高,犹他河牛价格创下了创纪录的6.32/lb美元,而Smithfield与26个农场的合同终止后,猪产量暴跌。 Utah cattle prices hit a record $6.32/lb in Aug 2025 due to low supply and high costs, while hog production collapsed after Smithfield ended contracts with 26 farms.

2025年8月,犹他州牛肉价格达到创纪录的每磅6.32美元,原因是牛牛供应萎缩、需求强劲和投入成本上升,使牧场主受益,但引起了对长期可持续性的关切。 Utah beef prices hit a record $6.32 per pound in August 2025 due to shrinking cattle supplies, strong demand, and higher input costs, benefiting ranchers but raising concerns about long-term sustainability. 2022年,犹他州的牲畜和家禽的销售量占其牲畜和家禽产量的26%,价值4.275亿美元。 Cattle sales made up 26% of Utah’s livestock and poultry output in 2022, valued at $427.5 million. 与此同时,在Smithfield Foods于2023年底终止与26个犹他农场的合同后,猪产量暴跌,由于供过于求、需求疲软和饲料价格高涨,到2024年9月,将库存从100多万减少到105 000。 Meanwhile, hog production plummeted after Smithfield Foods ended contracts with 26 Utah farms in late 2023, cutting inventory from over 1 million to 105,000 by September 2024 amid oversupply, weak demand, and high feed prices. 从2020年到2025年,全国牲畜投入成本稳步上升,尽管农民收到的价格增长更快。 Nationally, livestock input costs rose steadily from 2020 to 2025, though prices received by farmers grew faster. 农业对于犹他州农村仍然至关重要,覆盖了该州近五分之一的土地,在2022年产生23亿美元的销售额。 Agriculture remains crucial to rural Utah, covering nearly one-fifth of the state’s land and generating $2.3 billion in sales in 2022.