Criticism from cattle ranchers on Trump's plan to import Argentinian beef to lower the selling price in the U.S.

"If we do, we will lower the prices." The top official of the U.S. administration assured this amid a meeting between Trump and the Argentine president, Javier Milei, in which he negotiated a $20 billion credit line and additional private sector financing ahead of the upcoming elections in the South American country. In response, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) responded to comments made by U.S. President Donald J. Trump, who suggested importing Argentine beef as a solution to lower meat prices. The family farmers and ranchers of the NCBA fear that rewarding Argentina with this greater access to the U.S. market will harm American ranchers, in addition to interfering with the free market. "The family farmers and ranchers of the NCBA have numerous concerns about importing more Argentine beef to reduce consumer prices. This plan only generates chaos at a critical time of year for American ranchers, without doing anything to reduce prices in supermarkets," declared ...