US EditionGOP pushback grows over Trump’s call to buy beef from Argentina
- President Donald Trump proposed importing more beef from Argentina to lower U.S. prices, prompting immediate criticism from American cattle ranchers while no final agreement exists.
- Supply pressures such as droughts and the smallest U.S. cattle herd since 1961 have driven the average price of ground beef to $6.32 per pound.
- Trade associations urged focusing on domestic measures such as completing the New World Screwworm facility in Edinburg, Texas, and warned importing would undercut domestic ranchers and producers.
- Republican lawmakers escalated their objections by sending formal letters and seeking meetings, while Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene said ranchers are "furious" and called the move a betrayal.
- The USDA announced actions to support ranchers, and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said `We are committed to ensuring the American people have an affordable source of protein and that America’s ranchers have a strong economic environment where they can continue to operate for generations to come` amid a near $20 billion Argentina bailout this month.
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Illinois beef producers say Trump’s Argentina beef plan hurts farmers
(The Center Square) – Illinois beef producers express frustration over President Donald Trump’s plan to expand beef imports from Argentina, a move he says will lower grocery prices but that many warn could hurt U.S. farmers already struggling with tight…
'We do not need more imports': Republican directly calls out Trump over key policy
Rep. Mark Alford (R-Mo.) recently opposed President Donald Trump's proposal to import beef from Argentina, adding that the beef from the South American country "isn't that great."During a Friday appearance on CNN, Alford said, "I firmly stand behind our beef producers here. We do not need more imports from Argentina. By the way, I was down there last year visiting with President [Javier] Milei, and and their beef isn't that great. I would prefer…
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