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

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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)
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 segment aired on October 24, 2025.

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