Texas cattle ranchers and beef producers are pushing back against the Trump administration after it announced plans to increase beef imports from Argentina.
Speaking with the press pool aboard Air Force One on Sunday, President Donald Trump suggested that the U.S. “would buy some beef from Argentina… If we do that, that will bring our beef prices down.” On Thursday, Reuters reported that a White House official told them that to combat rising domestic beef prices, the administration is set to quadruple the tariff rate quota on Argentine beef from 20,000 to 80,000 metric tons. On Wednesday, Politico reported that the increase in beef purchases had not been finalized.
