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Trump says he’ll make it easier for ranchers to process their own food after blowback over his beef policies

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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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  1. CBS News

    Rancher says Trump cutting tariffs on foreign beef could run him out of business (opens CBS News)

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    Cattle rancher Shawn Harris joins CBS News to discuss President Trump's decision to remove tariffs on 300,000 metric tons of ground beef for the next 90 days and its impact on American farmers.

  2. PBS NewsHour

    Trump faces backlash from ranchers over plan to import beef (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Backlash is mounting over President Trump's plan to pause tariffs on imported ground beef. The announcement has drawn sharp criticism from both ranchers and Republican politicians, who say the cheap imports will undercut struggling American producers and weaken the industry in the long term.

  3. Just the News

    Trump moves to let ranchers process own food (opens Just the News)

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    The big four meat processing companies include Tysons, Cargill, JBS USA, and National Beef Packing Co.

  4. Just the News

    Trump breaks Big Four meat processor grip, restores ranchers’ freedom to process (opens Just the News)

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    After discontent from the cattle industry and many Republican allies, the latest move to help both ranchers and consumers is a shock to the entrenched ag system.

  5. The Hill

    Trump moves to allow farmers, ranchers to process their own food (opens The Hill)

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    President Trump announced on Friday he would move to allow American farmers and ranchers to process their own food, hitting back against what he called the “monopoly” created by large processors. Trump noted in a post on Truth Social that farmers and ranchers “have always been a number one priority”…

  6. Latin Times

    Trump Takes Aim at America's Four Meatpacking Giants, Calling Them a 'Nasty Monopoly' (opens Latin Times)

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    President Donald Trump escalated his fight with America's largest meat processors Friday, accusing the four companies that dominate U.S. beef processing of operating what he called a "nasty monopoly" and announcing that he has authorized legal documents aimed at giving farmers and ranchers greater r…

  7. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Trump says he’ll make it easier for ranchers to process their own food after blowback over his beef policies (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    Trump has faced harsh blowback from cattle ranchers and rural Republican lawmakers over his decision to temporarily pause tariffs on imported ground beef.

  8. Breitbart News

    Trump Moves to Authorize Ranchers, Farmers to 'Process Their Own Food' (opens Breitbart News)

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    President Donald Trump announced that he was authorizing farmers and ranchers to be allowed to "PROCESS THEIR OWN FOOD" and accused big meat processors of being a "nasty Monopoly" on the industry.

  9. Washington Examiner

    Glenn Beck interview prompts Trump to allow farmers and ranchers to process their own food (opens Washington Examiner)

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    President Donald Trump announced he was deregulating meat processing for farmers and ranchers after conservative media personality Glenn Beck encouraged him to do so earlier this week during a live interview.

  10. The Guardian

    Trump pledges to allow cattle ranchers to process own food amid beef imports backlash (opens The Guardian)

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    President faces criticism over plan to import up to 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef without charging higher tariffs Donald Trump has pledged to allow cattle ranchers and farmers to process their own food amid a backlash from the US agricultural sector over his decision to pause US tariffs on for…

  11. BizPac Review

    ‘THANK YOU!’ President Trump makes BIG move to end meat-packing’s ‘powerful monopoly’ (opens BizPac Review)

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    President Donald J. Trump took to Truth Social Friday to announce that he’s authorizing documents to allow farmers and ranchers to process their own food. The president […]

  12. The Fence Post

    Trump calls for meat processing changes (opens The Fence Post)

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    President Trump took to social media early Friday morning to announce the authorization of allowing farmers and ranchers to process their own food. In his post, Trump said, “Ranchers and Farmers have always been my...

  13. Quartz

    Trump is moving to let ranchers process their own meat, calling Big Four a monopoly (opens Quartz)

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    Four companies control about 85% of U.S. meat processing; Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins promised "big announcements" starting Monday

  14. Conservative Review

    Trump plans to SLASH regulations to ease beef prices after rancher Glenn Beck's impassioned plea (opens Conservative Review)

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    President Donald Trump immediately took action after a plea from Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck to deregulate farmers and ranchers to fight back against a processor monopoly. The president posted on Truth Social Friday that he is unleashing farmers and ranchers to allow them to more easily butche…

  15. Money Talks News

    Trump Vows to Break Meat Processing ‘Monopoly’ After Push From Glenn Beck (opens Money Talks News)

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    Four companies handle about 85% of U.S. meat processing, while a new proposal could affect ranchers, inspections and what shoppers pay for beef.

  16. Independent Journal Review

    Ranchers Say Beef Market Has ‘Been Hell’ As Trump Announces Plan To Try And Help (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    President Donald Trump’s push to let farmers and ranchers process their own meat received mixed reviews from cattle producers who said expanding independent processing could help ranchers but would not address all of the economic problems that have squeezed them.

  17. Cowboy State Daily

    Trump Moves To Allow Ranchers And Farmers To Process Their Own Food (opens Cowboy State Daily)

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    President Trump announced Friday he is authorizing the preparation of legal documents that would allow farmers and ranchers to process their own food, saying he wants to take on a “nasty monopoly” in the nation’s food-processing industry.

  18. Not The Bee

    Trump promises new deregulation for farmers and ranchers allowing them to process their own food, breaking meat packing "cartels" (opens Not The Bee)

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    Not The Bee's feed description

    Trump made lots of American ranchers and farmers mad when he announced the importation of South American beef to help lower prices.

  19. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Trump vows to carve up food processing giants (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday he was preparing a legal order to allow farmers and ranchers to be given the right to process their own food, aimed at breaking what he called "a nasty monopoly" among the nation's…

  20. Objectivist

  21. FOX Business

    Trump goes after the companies ranchers blame for the beef price squeeze (opens FOX Business)

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    President Donald Trump moves to let ranchers process and sell their own beef, targeting four meatpacking giants that control roughly 85% of U.S. capacity.

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