Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, has expressed “deep concerns” over the Trump administration’s plan to import Argentine beef in an effort to bring prices down in the U.S. This proposal has sparked an angry backlash from American ranchers.
“Since hearing the president’s comments suggesting the U.S. would buy beef from Argentina, I’ve been in touch with his administration and my colleagues to seek clarity and express my deep concerns,” Fischer wrote Tuesday in a social media post.
“Bottom line: if the goal is addressing beef prices at the grocery store, this isn’t the way,” she argued. “Right now, government intervention in the beef market will hurt our cattle ranchers.”
Fischer emphasized that the U.S. has “safe, reliable beef” and warned that “Nebraska’s ranchers cannot afford to have the rug pulled out from under them when they’re just getting ahead or simply breaking even.”
The plan to import Argentine beef was floated by Trump on Monday, just days after his administration announced plans to arrange a $20 billion currency swap with Argentina. The swap aims to prop up the peso and help embattled Argentine President Javier Milei ahead of a critical midterm election scheduled for October 26.
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