EAGLE PASS, TEXAS - JUNE 03: A customer orders at The Wheel Wagon on June 03, 2026 in Eagle Pass, Texas. The Wheel Wagon has expressed concern and added strife over rising beef prices that began nearly one year ago. The small business has reported a near $3 increase per pound on brisket, leading to a $200 increase per box from the year prior. "Being a small business in a small community, it's hard to raise our prices... This is not Central Texas and there are not many people in this community that want to pay the price of beef as its gone up. We've been stressed and have taken a big hit with cattle and meat," said owner Marco. A historic cattle shortage has driven wholesale beef prices to record highs, triggering a 17% surge in steak prices and a 19% increase in ground beef costs. Prolonged drought, labor shortages, and rising operating expenses have forced several renowned barbecue establishments throughout Texas to shut down, while others are considering significant service cutbacks. The Trump administration has initiated supply-side relief efforts, but progress stalled after the White House paused two executive orders in early May. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

EAGLE PASS, TEXAS - JUNE 03: Meat is prepared at The Wheel Wagon on June 03, 2026 in Eagle Pass, Texas. The Wheel Wagon has expressed concern and added strife over rising beef prices that began nearly one year ago. The small business has reported a near $3 increase per pound on brisket, leading to a $200 increase per box from the year prior. "Being a small business in a small community, it's hard to raise our prices... This is not Central Texas and there are not many people in this community that want to pay the price of beef as its gone up. We've been stressed and have taken a big hit with cattle and meat," said owner Marco. A historic cattle shortage has driven wholesale beef prices to record highs, triggering a 17% surge in steak prices and a 19% increase in ground beef costs. Prolonged drought, labor shortages, and rising operating expenses have forced several renowned barbecue establishments throughout Texas to shut down, while others are considering significant service cutbacks. The Trump administration has initiated supply-side relief efforts, but progress stalled after the White House paused two executive orders in early May. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

EAGLE PASS, TEXAS - JUNE 03: An employee prepares meat at The Wheel Wagon on June 03, 2026 in Eagle Pass, Texas. The Wheel Wagon has expressed concern and added strife over rising beef prices that began nearly one year ago. The small business has reported a near $3 increase per pound on brisket, leading to a $200 increase per box from the year prior. "Being a small business in a small community, it's hard to raise our prices... This is not Central Texas and there are not many people in this community that want to pay the price of beef as its gone up. We've been stressed and have taken a big hit with cattle and meat," said owner Marco. A historic cattle shortage has driven wholesale beef prices to record highs, triggering a 17% surge in steak prices and a 19% increase in ground beef costs. Prolonged drought, labor shortages, and rising operating expenses have forced several renowned barbecue establishments throughout Texas to shut down, while others are considering significant service cutbacks. The Trump administration has initiated supply-side relief efforts, but progress stalled after the White House paused two executive orders in early May. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

EAGLE PASS, TEXAS - JUNE 03: Meat is prepared at The Wheel Wagon on June 03, 2026 in Eagle Pass, Texas. The Wheel Wagon has expressed concern and added strife over rising beef prices that began nearly one year ago. The small business has reported a near $3 increase per pound on brisket, leading to a $200 increase per box from the year prior. "Being a small business in a small community, it's hard to raise our prices... This is not Central Texas and there are not many people in this community that want to pay the price of beef as its gone up. We've been stressed and have taken a big hit with cattle and meat," said owner Marco. A historic cattle shortage has driven wholesale beef prices to record highs, triggering a 17% surge in steak prices and a 19% increase in ground beef costs. Prolonged drought, labor shortages, and rising operating expenses have forced several renowned barbecue establishments throughout Texas to shut down, while others are considering significant service cutbacks. The Trump administration has initiated supply-side relief efforts, but progress stalled after the White House paused two executive orders in early May. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

EAGLE PASS, TEXAS - JUNE 03: Raw meat is prepared at The Wheel Wagon on June 03, 2026 in Eagle Pass, Texas. The Wheel Wagon has expressed concern and added strife over rising beef prices that began nearly one year ago. The small business has reported a near $3 increase per pound on brisket, leading to a $200 increase per box from the year prior. "Being a small business in a small community, it's hard to raise our prices... This is not Central Texas and there are not many people in this community that want to pay the price of beef as its gone up. We've been stressed and have taken a big hit with cattle and meat," said owner Marco. A historic cattle shortage has driven wholesale beef prices to record highs, triggering a 17% surge in steak prices and a 19% increase in ground beef costs. Prolonged drought, labor shortages, and rising operating expenses have forced several renowned barbecue establishments throughout Texas to shut down, while others are considering significant service cutbacks. The Trump administration has initiated supply-side relief efforts, but progress stalled after the White House paused two executive orders in early May. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

EAGLE PASS, TEXAS - JUNE 03: A customer prepares to order at The Wheel Wagon on June 03, 2026 in Eagle Pass, Texas. The Wheel Wagon has expressed concern and added strife over rising beef prices that began nearly one year ago. The small business has reported a near $3 increase per pound on brisket, leading to a $200 increase per box from the year prior. "Being a small business in a small community, it's hard to raise our prices... This is not Central Texas and there are not many people in this community that want to pay the price of beef as its gone up. We've been stressed and have taken a big hit with cattle and meat," said owner Marco. A historic cattle shortage has driven wholesale beef prices to record highs, triggering a 17% surge in steak prices and a 19% increase in ground beef costs. Prolonged drought, labor shortages, and rising operating expenses have forced several renowned barbecue establishments throughout Texas to shut down, while others are considering significant service cutbacks. The Trump administration has initiated supply-side relief efforts, but progress stalled after the White House paused two executive orders in early May. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

EAGLE PASS, TEXAS - JUNE 03: Meat is prepared at The Wheel Wagon on June 03, 2026 in Eagle Pass, Texas. The Wheel Wagon has expressed concern and added strife over rising beef prices that began nearly one year ago. The small business has reported a near $3 increase per pound on brisket, leading to a $200 increase per box from the year prior. "Being a small business in a small community, it's hard to raise our prices... This is not Central Texas and there are not many people in this community that want to pay the price of beef as its gone up. We've been stressed and have taken a big hit with cattle and meat," said owner Marco. A historic cattle shortage has driven wholesale beef prices to record highs, triggering a 17% surge in steak prices and a 19% increase in ground beef costs. Prolonged drought, labor shortages, and rising operating expenses have forced several renowned barbecue establishments throughout Texas to shut down, while others are considering significant service cutbacks. The Trump administration has initiated supply-side relief efforts, but progress stalled after the White House paused two executive orders in early May. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

A retail establishment displays various types of bank cards that can be used for payments in Havana on June 3, 2026. Visa and Mastercard payments in Cuba will be suspended from June 7, 2026, after US sanctions prompted a foreign bank to sever ties with a financial institution, Cuba's central bank said on June 3. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP via Getty Images)