Trump Says He’ll Make It Easier for Ranchers to Process Food After Blowback over His Beef Policies
Trump said legal documents are being prepared to let ranchers process meat, as the White House seeks to curb the power of four major processors.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump authorized legal documents to allow farmers and ranchers to process their own meat, framing the move as an effort to break what he called a 'nasty Monopoly' among the nation's four largest meatpacking firms.
- Trump's action follows harsh backlash from cattle ranchers over his decision to temporarily pause tariffs on imported ground beef; conservative radio host Glenn Beck urged him during an interview to ease regulations on ranchers.
- Four companies—JBS SA, Cargill, Tyson Foods Inc., and National Beef Packing Co.—control 85% of cattle purchases, while beef prices surged to $6.89 per pound in July, more than triple the rate of overall grocery inflation.
- The National Cattlemen's Beef Association rejected the announcement as 'not a serious plan,' while food safety expert Darin Detwiler, a professor at Northeastern University, raised concerns that uninspected meat sold across state lines would be 'a fundamentally different proposal.'
- It remains unclear if Trump has the authority for such changes; almost all U.S. meat is processed off-farm, with cattle reaching 1,500 to 1,600 pounds before shipment, and farmers lack the specialized tools and expertise required for on-farm slaughter.
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Trump says he’ll make it easier for ranchers to process food after blowback over his beef policies
Trump has faced harsh blowback from cattle ranchers and rural Republican lawmakers over his decision to temporarily pause tariffs on imported ground beef.
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