Trump’s Foreign Beef Push to Cut Grocery Costs Sparks GOP Revolt From Ranching Country

Iowa cattlemen react to Trump's decision to import more beef

President Trump has announced he’ll allow countries to import more beef into the U.S. without triggering a higher tariff for the next 90 days, a decision that has drawn a strong reaction from Iowa cattle producers. Trump announced on his “Truth Social” platform that he’s negotiated a deal that will see 300,000 metric tons of […]

‘Disappointed’: Ranchers and Republicans React to Trump’s Beef Import

Ranchers fear Trump’s planned beef imports will undercut their already suffering operations. (Fernando Llano/AP)Jim Richardson’s weekly trips to sell beef at the Battle Creek and Sunset Valley farmers markets in Austin, Texas have dipped in revenue. Local restaurants also aren’t buying much of his hormone- and antibiotic-free beef. He’s had to double his prices because of rising costs for processing, fuel, labeling, packaging, labor and electric…

Nebraska cattlemen push back on Trump plan for cheaper foreign beef

Nebraska cattle producers are warning that President Donald Trump’s plan to bring in more lower-priced foreign beef could undermine efforts to rebuild the nation’s historically small cattle herd.

Trump’s foreign beef push to cut grocery costs sparks GOP revolt from ranching country

President Donald Trump’s effort to bring down grocery prices by increasing foreign beef imports is sparking resistance from Republicans in ranching states, who warn American producers could pay the price.Trump announced Friday on Truth Social that the U.S. will allow up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef to enter tariff-free over the next 90 days, a move he said would lower consumer prices while giving American ranchers time to rebuild the na…

Ranchers React to Trump’s Beef Import

NOTUS: “Farm organizations, ranchers associations and Republicans swiftly rebuked the plan as detrimental to the American cattle industry, which is experiencing historically low numbers of cattle herds and severe weather patterns on top of Trump’s aggressive tariff measures. Importing foreign beef, agriculture groups say, undercuts American businesses that have increased their prices to stay afloat.” […]

Letter: Cheaper beef today, fewer cattle tomorrow

Steven L. Johnson responds to President Trump’s decision to bring additional below-market imported beef into the country.