Patrick Thomas

@PatThomas1318

Reporter for @WSJ covering agriculture and the business of food | @MarquetteU grad | Send tips, complaints, comments, concerns to patrick.thomas@wsj.com

New York, USA wsj.com/news/author/87… Joined December 2011

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Patrick Thomas @PatThomas1318 2d

Why High Beef Prices Are Here to Stay

The shrinking U.S. cattle herd is putting meatpackers out of business, fracturing the supply chain; ‘so difficult to get that capacity back’

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www.wsj.com Why High Beef Prices Are Here to Stay Shrinking U.S. cattle herd is putting meatpackers out of business, fracturing the supply chain.

Patrick Thomas @PatThomas1318 Sep 1

How a Brazilian Billionaire Helped Shape Trump’s Beef Import Plan wsj.com/politics/polic…

www.wsj.com Exclusive | How a Brazilian Billionaire Helped Shape Trump’s Beef Import Plan Joesley Batista met with Trump a day before the president announced a plan to waive tariffs on beef imports, angering farmers and ranchers.

Patrick Thomas @PatThomas1318 Jun 12

JBS to Close Beef Plant in Pennsylvania wsj.com/business/jbs-t…

www.wsj.com JBS to Close Beef Plant in Pennsylvania The world’s largest meatpacker, is preparing to close a beef-processing plant in Pennsylvania, the latest facility to close as a cattle shortage in the U.S. squeezes meatpacking companies.

Patrick Thomas @PatThomas1318 Nov 21, 2025

Tyson Foods is closing one of its largest beef plants in Nebraska. wsj.com/business/tyson…

www.wsj.com Tyson to Close One of the Biggest Beef-Processing Plants in the U.S. The largest meat supplier in the U.S. has lost more than $425 million on beef this year, despite near record-high prices.

Patrick Thomas @PatThomas1318 Jun 28, 2025

The heir to the world’s largest meatpacking dynasty started working at JBS as a teen. He says he can judge a slaughterhouse by its parking lot. wsj.com/business/jbs-w…

www.wsj.com The 33-Year-Old Meat Heir Feeding America’s Protein Obsession JBS overcame scandal to finally secure a listing on the NYSE. Is Wesley Batista Filho ready to be the third generation of family leaders?