Reports

Executive Summary: Upstream Food Loss Across Beef and Dairy Supply Chains in the U.S.

ReFED | April 6, 2026

This is the executive summary for ReFED's "Upstream Food Loss Across the Beef and Dairy Supply Chains" report. For this report, ReFED, supported by the Global Methane Hub, commissioned World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to conduct a comprehensive assessment of upstream food loss in U.S. beef and dairy systems from a structured review of 91 peer-reviewed scientific papers and technical reports from both U.S. and international sources, alongside 14 primary interviews.

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