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the United States
Měiguó
美国
cattle herd
niúqún
牛群
number / quantity
shùliàng
数量
to drop to / to fall to
jiàngzhì
降至
in 75 years
75 nián lái
75年来
the lowest point
zuì dīdiǎn
最低点
，
beef
niúròu
牛肉
prices
jiàgé
价格
to rise / to increase
shàngzhǎng
上涨
。

the United States
Měiguó
美国
cattle / cow
niú
牛
structural particle
de
的
number / quantity
shùliàng
数量
to drop to
jiàngdào
降到
completion marker
le
了
the year 1951
1951 nián
1951年
since
yǐlái
以来
the least / the fewest
zuì shǎo
最少
，
beef
niúròu
牛肉
prices
jiàgé
价格
increasingly / more and more
yuèláiyuè
越来越
expensive
guì
贵
。

May 31, 2026 at 9:00 AM

the United States
Měiguó
美国
now / currently
xiànzài
现在
to have / there are
yǒu
有
86.2 million head (of cattle)
8620 wàn tóu
8620万头
cattle / cows
niú
牛
，
is / this is
shì
是
the year 1951
1951 nián
1951年
since
yǐlái
以来
the fewest / the lowest number
zuì shǎo de
最少的
。
drought
gānhàn
干旱
to cause / to make
ràng
让
many / a lot of
hěn duō
很多
farms / ranches
nóngchǎng
农场
to reduce / to cut
jiǎnshǎo
减少
completion marker
le
了
cattle
niú
牛
structural particle
de
的
number / quantity
shùliàng
数量
。
to raise cattle
yǎng niú
养牛
structural particle
de
的
cost / operating costs
chéngběn
成本
also
yě
也
more and more / increasingly
yuèláiyuè
越来越
high
gāo
高
，
many
hěn duō
很多
farmers / ranchers
nóngmín
农民
very difficult / hard to
hěn nán
很难
to continue
jìxù
继续
work / operations
gōngzuò
工作
。
because
yīnwèi
因为
cattle
niú
牛
fewer / has decreased
shǎo le
少了
，
beef
niúròu
牛肉
prices
jiàgé
价格
to rise
shàngzhǎng
上涨
completion marker
le
了
a lot
hěn duō
很多
。
but / however
dànshì
但是
Americans
Měiguórén
美国人
still
háishì
还是
really like / love
hěn xǐhuān
很喜欢
to eat
chī
吃
beef
niúròu
牛肉
，
market
shìchǎng
市场
demand
xūqiú
需求
has not
méiyǒu
没有
decreased / fallen
jiǎnshǎo
减少
。
experts
zhuānjiā
专家
say / said
shuō
说
，
now
xiànzài
现在
structural particle
de
的
cattle
niú
牛
compared to
bǐ
比
before / in the past
yǐqián
以前
heavier / heavier in weight
zhòng
重
a lot
hěn duō
很多
，
so / therefore
suǒyǐ
所以
beef
niúròu
牛肉
production / output
chǎnliàng
产量
still decent / not bad
hái bùcuò
还不错
。

News in English

Business

US Cattle Herd Falls to 75-Year Low as Beef Prices Continue to Climb

The US cattle herd has fallen to its lowest level since 1951, with drought and rising costs driving down numbers and pushing beef prices higher.

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róngjī
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yǔ
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jìngxiāng
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kuòdà
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memory (computing)
nèicún
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chip / semiconductor chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
production capacity
chǎnnéng
产能
。

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wánchéng
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róngzī
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PepsiCo
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earnings / performance
yèjī
业绩
lower than / below
dīyú
低于
expectation / forecast
yùqī
预期
，
the United States
Měiguó
美国
stock market
gǔshì
股市
slightly / marginally
xiǎofú
小幅
to rise / to increase
shàngzhǎng
上涨
。

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