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President Donald Trump’s<\/u><\/a> beef import plan aims to cut prices, but cattle ranchers say it misses what\u2019s crushing them most \u2014 the power of meat packers.<\/p>\n

“Meat packers have created a system where they win no matter what\u2014at the cost of everyone else,” said Will Harris, a fourth-generation cattleman and owner of White Oak Pastures in Bluffton, Georgia.<\/p>\n

Harris, who plans to hand off the operation to his children, said his farm handles every step of production, from raising cattle to processing and selling beef, giving him a clear view of how prices are set.<\/p>\n

AMERICA\u2019S SMALLEST CATTLE HERD IN 70 YEARS MEANS REBUILDING WILL TAKE YEARS AND BEEF PRICES COULD STAY HIGH<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

At the center of that pricing power sit the “Big Four” \u2014 Tyson, JBS, Cargill and National Beef \u2014 anchoring the U.S. beef supply chain from pasture to plate.<\/p>\n

Together, the packing titans process about 85% of the grain-fattened cattle that become steaks, roasts and other supermarket cuts.<\/p>\n

“The U.S. beef market is so highly concentrated that a small number of dominant packers control processing, distribution and pricing. This allows them to pay ranchers less for cattle while charging consumers<\/a> more at the store. When cheap imported beef enters the system, it allows packers to increase their margins,” Harris told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a concern echoed deep into cattle country.<\/p>\n

Texas<\/a> cattle rancher Cole Bolton said he sees the same problem in the Lone Star State.<\/p>\n

IN TEXAS CATTLE COUNTRY, ONE RANCHER WELCOMES TRUMP\u2019S FOCUS ON DECADES OF THIN MARGINS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“What the real issue is, is the price differential between the big four packers and what they’re paying us for the product,” said Bolton, the owner of K&C Cattle Company.<\/p>\n

Those margins, Bolton said, have been squeezed for decades. “Ranchers have dealt with such thin margins of profitability for the last 20 years.”<\/p>\n

While ranchers like Bolton and Harris say Trump\u2019s temporary expansion of U.S. beef imports<\/a> from Argentina may help ease prices in the short term, both warn it is no substitute for rebuilding domestic production.<\/p>\n

“Imports should be a bridge, not a long-term replacement,” Harris said. “We must rebuild the American cattle herd, protect American farmers and ensure transparency, so consumers understand where their beef comes from. Long-term affordability depends on a healthy, resilient domestic cattle industry\u2014not permanent dependence on foreign beef.”<\/p>\n

Years of drought, high feed costs<\/u><\/a> and an aging ranching population have thinned herds, leaving the U.S. cattle supply at its lowest level in more than 70 years.<\/p>\n

“I think it’s going to take a while to fix this crisis that we’re in with the cattle shortage. My message to consumers is simple: Folks, be patient. We’ve got to build back our herds,” Bolton told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

He noted that the cattle industry has weathered one setback after another, from market turmoil to extreme weather conditions, over the past five years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/single-crushing-problem-american-cattle-ranchers-wish-trump-would-fix-instead <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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