I don’t know if it is true but read here (possibly a dubious source) that the $3.5 trillion “infrastructure” bill includes a quite high license fee for milk cows, steer, and sows. Since the latter two only have one production cycle, a $500-$700 fee per cycle will definitely impact the price.
As for the current issue, I suspect the problem is not in the production but other supply constraints and inflation - energy, transportation, plastics, cleaning etc. Getting goods moved is a real problem especially the “last mile”. Items are sitting in distribution hubs a long time and only a few who manage their own fleets can handle it.
So they’re charging a big license fee to have dairy and meat animals? The green new deal.