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
{child_photoSource}BH Media News Service{/child_photoSource} 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.
{child_photoCredit}NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD{/child_photoCredit}
The ongoing back-and-forth between the Trump administration and Midwestern cattle ranchers escalated Wednesday, with the president saying in a Truth Social post 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.
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.
{child_photoSource}BH Media News Service{/child_photoSource} 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.
{child_photoCredit}NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD{/child_photoCredit}
