# Why Beef Prices Keep Rising — And Ranchers Aren’t Getting Rich | Monologue Monday

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Podcast: [Common Sense with Chad Law | Political Commentary](https://stenobird.com/podcast/common-sense-with-chad-law-political-commentary-4943048)
Published: 2026-08-31T22:00:00+00:00
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Text the show! Beef is more expensive than ever. So why aren't America's ranchers getting rich? Because here's the part almost nobody tells you: The rancher doesn't really set the price. And neither do you. In today's Monologue Monday, Chad follows the American food system from the meat case backward — through cattle processors, patented seeds, tractor software, poultry contracts, government regulation and the $390 billion Farm Bill. And the same pattern keeps appearing. The farmer owns the ...

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