Grass fed beef has definitely been documented to be healthier than commercially raised and/or grain fed beef on many different occasions. We are a small farm that raises grass fed, grass finished beef and we love it-flavor, texture, and especially knowing exactly where it came from and how it was treated. We have a stand at a local farmer's market, and I often have people come up and tell me that they can get grass fed beef way cheaper than our prices at Aldis, and other supermarkets. I caution them, and everyone, to make SURE they know where that beef is coming from. I have read different articles/documents stating that almost 80% of the grass fed beef consumed in the U.S. is imported from different countries. That, is a lot, especially since @doitvoluntarily just said above that the industry has grown to almost 300 million. Not to mention, you can't even trust the grass fed beef labels that say "Product of the USA", because they can use that label even if the beef was only PACKAGED in the U.S. It's not that beef raised in other countries can't be good, but why would you want to buy something from that far away, not knowing anything about it, when you can get in in your own "back yard"? All this to say-Buy your meat from local farmers that you can actually talk to about your food. Ask questions(I love telling people about our cows!), and truly know where the meat you're putting in your mouth is coming from. You can't do that at the supermarkets...it will always be a guessing game with them. I understand that purchasing meat this way isn't a reality for some, and that saddens me...but for those of you who have the option, please spend the extra money, and practice safe eating.
Here is a Table I found on http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/07/11/brazilian-beef-scandal.aspx that lists the Top 5 countries the U.S. imports their grass fed beef from and the amount in pounds from 2016. I don't know where they sourced it from, so I can't attest to it's complete accuracy, but it gives at least an outline of the numbers.
Rank /Country /Total pounds imported 2016
1
Australia
767 million
2
Canada
718 million
3
New Zealand
613 million
4
Mexico
493 million
5
Brazil
152.7 million