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“Illegal and politically motivated”
“Illegal and politically motivated”
‘Be more intentional about eating real food’
Trump’s answer to soaring beef prices: import frozen foreign trimmings that could have been in storage for years—and grind them into American burgers.
Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C., discusses voters’ concerns over the economy, the GOP’s midterm message and President Donald Trump’s efforts to support American ranchers and lower beef prices.
The U.S. is the world's largest consumer of beef by volume and the second-largest importer.
President Trump on Friday signed two executive orders aimed at supporting American cattle ranchers and addressing record-high beef prices. The actions serve partly to pacify domestic meat producers who were angered by a recent administration plan to pause tariffs on foreign beef imports. The order allows ranchers to bypass major meatpacking monopolies and makes it easier for them to process and sell their own meat directly to consumers. Politico's Grace Yarrow joins LiveNOW's Andy Mac to discuss.
The New World screwworm was eradicated from the United States decades ago, but it has recently returned to the region, reports say
The president also ordered the Interior and Agriculture departments to allow ranchers to kill these animals, if necessary, to protect their herds.
President Trump signed two executive orders empowering cattle ranchers to bypass the handful of corporations that dominate American meat processing, a move aimed at lowering beef prices and giving producers direct access to consumers nationwide. Standing alongside ranchers and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, Trump announced the orders on Friday, calling them "historic action" to break […] The post Trump signs executive orders letting ranchers process and sell their own meat across state lines appeared first on American Almanac .
President Trump signed two executive orders empowering cattle ranchers to bypass the handful of corporations that dominate American meat processing, a move aimed at lowering beef prices and giving producers direct access to consumers nationwide. Standing alongside ranchers and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, Trump announced the orders on Friday, calling them "historic action" to break the grip of four major meatpacking companies that together control roughly 85% of U.S. processing capacity . The president framed the signing as a direct answer to record retail beef prices and years of razor-thin margins that have squeezed family ranching operations toward extinction. The first order directs the USDA to let ranchers slaughter and…Open
The four largest beef packers account for 85% of all U.S. steer and heifer purchases.