President Donald Trump has recently warned “the Cattle Ranchers” that “the only reason they are doing so well, for the first time in decades, is because I put Tariffs on cattle coming into the United States, including a 50% Tariff on Brazil.” He goes on to say that they are the ones who have to get beef prices down for consumers.That announcement is intended to mislead the American consumer into believing he is taking decisive action to lower the price of groceries. The reality is that he is doing the opposite and hurting American ranchers, farmers, people who manufacture feed, butchers and semitruck drivers who move meat.
Recent reports suggest that the administration intends to allow Argentina to export into the United States four times as much beef as previously allowed (without tariffs). So instead of 20,000 metric tons of beef, now they will be able to send 80,000 metric tons to the U.S. Sounds like a heck of a lot of hamburgers, right? Sure, if you are the only one eating them. But, for every 156 pounds of beef eaten in the U.S., the Argentinian import will add only one additional pound. Doesn’t seem like so much anymore.
American Ranchers are struggling right now. We have the smallest cow herd in at least the last 75 years because of drought, very high input costs, aging producers, the very high cost of land, equipment, labor (and the availability of farm ranch labor — think immigration policy chaos), interest rates and so on. What the president is suggesting would further hurt ranchers and farmers already struggling to make ends meet and won’t bring down the cost of meat.
Well-said. RESIST!
Seriously, how can we bring back the Sizzler at these prices??
Posted by greenman on November 3, 2025, 12:31 pm, in reply to "Why are beef prices high?" Valued Poster
Where is Bonanza?? Cheaper steaks, you snakes! Make America steak again, dammit! lol RESIST!
He is simply not interested in "America first" as he sold himself to be
on November 3, 2025, 11:03 am
