'A Betrayal': Ranchers Slam Trump Plan to Buy Beef From Argentina With US Tax Dollars

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'A Betrayal': Ranchers Slam Trump Plan to Buy Beef From Argentina With US Tax Dollars - SLRPNK

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www.npr.org/2025/…/beef-prices-record-high-cost

us beef prices are at a record high … US ranchers want US Americans spending even more on beef ?

investigatemidwest.org/…/its-time-to-crack-down-o…

My understanding is tyson and cargill are price fixing

It’s time to crack down on the meat market monopoly

Big Beef has a history of breaking the law if it means making more money for its shareholders and company executives. When just four companies — National Beef Packing Company, Cargill, JBS, and Tyson — collectively control 80% of the U.S.beef market, it’s relatively easy to collude and manipulate prices. And should Big Beef get […]

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That is mentioned in this article as well, though not by name. One of the rancher’s recommendations for bringing down the cost is to break up the meat packing monopolies. We desperately need to enforce and expand anti-trust laws