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During the pandemic, the price of beef shot up. Wholesale beef prices increased more than 40 percent \u2014 more than 70 percent for certain cuts of steak. \n\nThe conventional wisdom was that price increases simply reflected the chaos that the coronavirus had caused in the supply chain. But there\u2019s evidence that they were in fact a reflection of a more fundamental change in the meatpacking business.\n\nWe speak to ranchers about the consolidation of the industry and explore what it can show us about a transformation in the American economy \u2014 one much bigger than beef.