Ground beef at Walmart is running $7 a pound. Here is why?

There are Big Four meatpackers—Tyson, JBS, Cargill, and National Beef— who have dominated the industry for decades.

Now Walmart is quietly becoming the fifth.

• It owns the processor (Sustainable Beef)
• It controls the packaging (Olathe)
• It owns the shelf (Walmart stores)

“We’re delivering more of what our customers want—affordable food and quality they can trust.”

— John Laney, EVP Food, Walmart U.S.

It's a complete supply chain takeover.

• Walmart decides what cattle are worth
• Walmart decides how it’s cut and wrapped
• Walmart decides what consumers pay

Walmart has quietly captured "The Supply Beef Chain"

Walmart has opened the first Walmart owned and operated case-ready Beef facility in Olathe, Kansas.

Key Insights

• The opening marks Walmart's first-ever owned and operated, case-ready beef facility, bringing quality beef to customers in the Midwest while creating more resiliency in Walmart’s supply chain.
• The new facility is creating over 600 jobs that will directly impact Olathe, Kansas, and the surrounding communities.