President Donald Trump on Friday revealed two countries from which the United States will be importing beef as part of his plan to address rising prices. Trump announced in August that his administration would be waiving tariffs on some imported beef to address high grocery prices, as affordability looms over the midterms in November. He said the plan would allow up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef to be imported with “no out of quota tariff” over a 90-day period.
The president’s plan has faced criticism from ranchers and Republicans concerned about the impact on domestic cattlemen. Trump was asked where the imported beef would be coming from by a reporter at the White House on Friday. It's coming from Argentina.
It's coming from a couple of other places. We have our inspectors down. It’s very good,” he said.
He said there “could be other countries,” but that it is currently “primarily Argentina and Brazil.” “We’re doing it in a very limited fashion because our ranchers can handle it. But our ranchers really needed a little bit of help. And our ranchers want the prices to be down too.
They want to see the prices go down.” Trump’s announcement in August faced criticism from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), which said in a statement it is “disappointed” in the news. "Cattle markets have already turned sharply lower this morning, to the detriment of farmers and ranchers.” This is a breaking news article.
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