US EditionGOP pushback grows over Trump’s call to buy beef from Argentina
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune abruptly split with President Donald Trump on Sunday over importing beef from Argentina to lower U.S. prices.
- During a Tuesday White House visit, Senate Republicans raised the Argentine beef import proposal and Deb Fischer met Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins amid GOP pushback.
- On the House side, eight House Republicans sent a Tuesday letter demanding foreign suppliers meet U.S. safety and inspection standards, while Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., highlighted producer concerns over price control.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson said members raised concerns and Rep. Harriet Hageman, Representative , connected with the U.S. trade representative and the White House, defending the trade approach while noting no unintended consequences are wanted.
- Amid a 22-day government shutdown, John Thune, Senate Majority Leader , said timing for reopening is uncertain and flagged Nov. 1 as a potential subsidy trigger.
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'Chaos in the beef market': Tennessee cattle farmers react to President Trump's idea to import Argentinian beef
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Some Tennessee cattle farmers have been sizzling over recent comments by President Donald Trump about importing more beef from Argentina to lower beef prices for consumers. “The only price we have that's high is beef, and we’ll get that down," Trump told reporters this week. "One of the things we’re thinking about doing is beef from Argentina." VIDEO | Argentina beef plan could hurt TN farmers, officials say The co…
'Hurting us': Ranchers blast 'misguided' Trump in showdown over beef prices
President Donald Trump is infuriating cattle ranchers across the United States after he complained that they should lower beef prices and that he might import foreign meat to bring prices down. "The Cattle Ranchers, who I love, don't understand that the only reason they are doing so well, for the first time in decades, is because I put Tariffs on cattle coming into the United States, including a 50% Tariff on Brazil," Trump yelled at ranchers on…
Tariffs have unsettled Colorado’s ag industry; a Trump suggestion adds to uncertainty
Colorado's agricultural industry could face a multimillion-dollar hit due to tariffs. Now the state's ranchers worry that a move to import more beef from Argentina could heighten the economic threats.
'Misguided': Cattlemen's trade group raises alarm over Trump plan to import beef from Argentina
Cattle are shown at the Cattlemen’s Columbus Livestock Auction in Columbus Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) has pushed back against President Trump’s plan to increase beef imports from Argentina, calling it “misguided.” The group, which describes itself as “the national trade association representing U.S. cattle producers,” said in a statem…
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