Which Country Is Responsible For Producing The Most Beef In The World?

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Which Country Is Responsible For Producing The Most Beef In The World? By Tiffany Betts Aug. 5, 2025 7:39 am EST

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Beef is one of the top commodities of the meat industry. The USDA's Foreign Agriculture Service reported that more than 60 million metric tons of beef were produced during the 2024 marketing year. The USDA also named the United States as the country that produces the most beef, but Brazil isn't far behind.

Despite the largest beef recall in U.S. history affecting a dizzying amount of meat — about 143 million pounds from a California-based meat-packing plant in 2008 — the country hasn't backed down in its beef production. In fact, the U.S. was responsible for producing about 12.3 million metric tons of beef during the 2024 ma