Beef costs have hit a record high, and the restaurants built around brisket and ribeye are the first to bleed—though not all of them.

SYDNEY - For three years, Australian cattle abattoirs have worked around the clock slaughtering record numbers of animals to supply to the world market, breaking only for a few days over Christmas.

BURLEY — Embattled beef processor Ida-Beef has again botched a slaughter, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report. The USDA is suspending the assignment of inspectors and withholding ...