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Trump says he will look at beef processing regulations, as farmers fight tariff plan
Trump said he will examine beef plant regulations after Glenn Beck argued fewer rules could help ranchers process their own meat.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump said he will review beef processing regulations on the Glenn Beck program, stating, "This could be a very good call for ranchers."
- Last week, the administration announced plans to temporarily ease tariffs on some beef imports, aiming to lower record-high beef prices for American families.
- Four companies—Cargill, Tyson Foods, JBS USA, and National Beef Packing—control about 85% of U.S. meat processing, a concentration Trump highlighted as the "meat processing cartel."
- The Justice Department began investigating last year whether meatpacking companies were illegally driving up consumer beef prices, adding federal scrutiny to competitive practices.
- American Farm Bureau Federation president Zippy Duvall urged Trump in a Tuesday letter to reconsider the tariff plan, arguing it will "undermine America's ranchers who work tirelessly to grow food for American families.
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Trump says he will look at beef processing regulations, as farmers fight tariff plan
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said on the Glenn Beck program that he will look into whether there are too many regulations on beef processing plants, after Beck suggested less regulation would enable farmers and ranchers to do their own slaughtering.
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