Heat is Seriously Affecting U.S. Livestock Industry
In July, many places in America ushered in continuous high temperatures. It is reported that the temperature in the northeastern and central and southern regions of America may reach 40.5 degrees Celsius, and the temperature in parts of the central region will reach as high as 43.3 degrees Celsius. Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and other places have successively declared a state of a heat emergency, and more than 90 million Americans are under a heat warning.
At the same time, the U.S. livestock industry has also been hit by the heat. Thousands of cattle died in Kansas from the heat from June to July this year, and local farmers in the southeastern states are suffering from power cuts due to the heat. The major cattle breeding companies transport cattle carcasses to landfills, where they are flattened by loaders and mixed with waste for landfill.
According to the report, this is not a typical method of handling dead bodies. However, so many cattle died from the abnormally high temperature that the usual facilities for converting carcasses into pet food and fertilizer products were overloaded, forcing the state government and cattle breeders to take emergency measures. It is predicted that there will be more hot weather in Kansas this summer, which may bring pressure to the livestock industry and may lead to livestock death.
The head of the landfill said that they were now considering other options to deal with the smell and other problems when the number of cattle deaths increased.
In addition, American ranchers are facing huge cost pressures due to the continuous surge in feed, fertilizer, electricity, and other costs. Data from USDA shows that the cost of raising cattle has increased by more than 15% compared with 2021.
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