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Trump Pushes Beef Deregulation

Trump says he will loosen meatpacking rules as ranchers balk at more beef imports.

from 11 sourcesUpdated Aug 28, 8:43pm ET

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President Donald Trump said he is directing legal documents to let farmers and ranchers process their own meat, part of a push to loosen federal rules on slaughter and processing. The move follows his plan to temporarily ease higher tariffs on up to 300,000 metric tons, or about 661 million pounds, of ground beef imports. Trump said four major meatpackers dominate processing and hurt producers. Cattle ranchers said more independent processing could help, but warned the import plan could undercut prices and slow herd rebuilding.

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Anti-monopoly boostMostly Right

Trump’s action is a positive and justified move to help farmers and ranchers. It pushes back against concentrated meat-processing monopolies, including foreign-owned processors, and gives producers more control over their own food processing.

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