Cattle rest in a field along Road 2 in McCool Junction, Neb., on April 12, 2024. Cattle ranchers and farm-state congressional Republicans are sharply criticizing the Trump administration’s pursuit of a deal to “buy some beef†from Argentina as a means to bring down soaring grocery store prices.
NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD
Cattle graze in a field in Minden, Neb., on Oct. 22, 2024. Beef prices have risen steadily this year as demand has increased and supply has been limited in part because U.S. cattle inventory has been at its lowest levels in decades.
The ongoing back-and-forth between the Trump administration and Midwestern cattle ranchers escalated Wednesday, with the president saying in a that ranchers “don’t understand†industry dynamics, and the national cattlemen’s association accusing him of “undercutting†American ranchers by pursuing beef imports from Argentina.
President Trump said the U.S. may begin importing beef from Argentina to help lower domestic prices, which have remained high.
Cattle rest in a field along Road 2 in McCool Junction, Neb., on April 12, 2024. Cattle ranchers and farm-state congressional Republicans are sharply criticizing the Trump administration’s pursuit of a deal to “buy some beef†from Argentina as a means to bring down soaring grocery store prices.
Cattle graze in a field in Minden, Neb., on Oct. 22, 2024. Beef prices have risen steadily this year as demand has increased and supply has been limited in part because U.S. cattle inventory has been at its lowest levels in decades.
