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Producers push back on Trump's plan to increase beef imports from Argentina 

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published October 24, 2025 at 11:53 AM EDT
Cattle stand while grazing in freshly opened pasture using adaptive grazing at CS Ranch, during the Soil Health Academy which teaches regenerative agriculture techniques, on June 1, 2022 in Cimarron, New Mexico. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Mario Tama/Getty Images
Cattle stand while grazing in freshly opened pasture using adaptive grazing at CS Ranch, during the Soil Health Academy which teaches regenerative agriculture techniques, on June 1, 2022 in Cimarron, New Mexico. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Beef prices are at record highs, and President Trump is proposing increasing beef imports from Argentina to bring prices down. That has prompted criticism from beef producers.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Bill Bullard, CEO of R-CALF USA, a trade group representing cattle farmers and ranchers.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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