Tag: R-Calf
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R-CALF Pushes for Beef Origin Labels After Import Move
WASHINGTON — R-CALF USA is renewing its call for mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef following a White House move designed to bring additional foreign beef into the U.S. market and ease pressure on consumer prices. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Aug. 26 allowing as much as 300,000 metric tons of additional lean beef trimmings…
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Cattle Groups Push Back on Trump Beef Import Plan
Industry organizations warn additional imports could discourage U.S. herd rebuilding WASHINGTON — A plan by President Donald Trump to temporarily allow additional beef into the United States without triggering higher tariffs is drawing strong opposition from several of the nation’s largest cattle and farm organizations. The administration is looking to additional imports as one way…
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Debate sparks over meatpacking breakup
The big 4 under scrutiny Jason Mathis A Senate proposal aimed at increasing competition in the United States meatpacking industry is drawing mixed reactions from cattle producers and agricultural groups as lawmakers focus on food prices and market concentration. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a democrat from New York, has introduced the “Family Grocery and…