The U.S. can buy Argentine beef to lower prices for American consumers

President Donald Trump said on Sunday, the 19th, that the United States may purchase Argentine beef in an attempt to reduce prices for American consumers. The statement was made to reporters aboard Air Force One. Last week, the Republican said he would work on the issue as part of the government's efforts to keep inflation under control. The rise in beef prices in the United States is mainly influenced by the drought affecting the Texas region, which is responsible for agricultural production, and the reduction in imports from Mexico due to a meat-eating plague in the country's cattle herds. Trump has been "getting closer" to President Javier Milei. In September, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the country is negotiating a temporary financing line with the Central Bank of Argentina worth $20 billion and is willing to buy the country's primary or secondary debt. The aid, however, depends on the outcome of the legislative elections. "If ...