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Trump's plan to import Argentine beef aims to lower U.S. prices but faces opposition from ranchers and lawmakers who warn it threatens domestic producers and market stability.
- President Trump has announced plans to import beef from Argentina to lower prices in the United States, sparking backlash from American cattle ranchers.
- The move comes as the Trump administration has provided a $20 billion bailout to Argentina, drawing criticism from some Americans who believe the funds should have been used domestically.
- Cattle ranchers and some Republican lawmakers have criticized the beef import plan and bailout as a betrayal of American interests.
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Trump’s Argentina beef buy riles local ranchers: ‘We are baring our souls to the market and hoping everything works out’
Cattle rancher Annabelle Schmidt stops to smile for a photo as she rides her horse Cleo while checking on cattle Friday in Deer Park. | Tyler Tjomsland, The Spokesman-Review Rising beef prices helped Annabelle Schmidt to convince her grandfather that she could follow his footsteps and become the sixth generation of family to raise cattle on Green Bluff. Schmidt, 21, said she first remembers working for her grandfather, 63-year-old Michael Schmid…
Some Montana farm orgs push labeling legislation as market worries persist
A comment about buying more beef from Argentina made by President Donald Trump aboard Air Force One has rankled the cattle industry, upset members of his base and added fire to an effort to advance long-discussed meat packaging legislation. The…
Colorado ranchers, who have started to increase profits, concerned by Trump proposal to buy cheap Argentine beef
Kyler Brown is frustrated. This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at cpr.org. He works at Elliott Farms LLC in the San Luis Valley with his wife and father-in-law, where they grow potatoes and barley and raise mother cows. President Donald Trump’s idea to allow more Argentine beef imports to bring down the price for American consumers doesn’t sit well with him. “Most of the farming sector has no…
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