{"id":1056614,"date":"2025-10-21T12:43:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1056614"},"modified":"2025-10-21T12:43:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:43:03","slug":"wtas-american-farmers-react-to-trump-putting-argentina-first-america-last","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/wtas-american-farmers-react-to-trump-putting-argentina-first-america-last\/","title":{"rendered":"WTAS: American Farmers React to Trump Putting Argentina First, America Last\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Donald Trump this weekend suggested<\/a> that the U.S. could buy more beef from Argentina at a time when American families and farmers are struggling under the weight of Trump\u2019s devastating trade war. Trump\u2019s announcement comes just weeks after Trump\u2019s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced<\/a> that the administration is working on sending a total of $40 billion<\/a> to Argentina. Trump continues to put America Last as he rebrands MAGA to \u201cMake Argentina Great Again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Farmers and agricultural leaders warn that Trump\u2019s bailouts to Argentina are undercutting markets and leaving American farmers to fend for themselves.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meriwether Farms<\/strong><\/a>: <\/strong>\u201cDear @POTUS Trump,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe love you and support you\u2014 but your suggestion to buy beef from Argentina to stabilize beef prices would be an absolute betrayal to the American cattle rancher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe understand there are larger economic and geopolitical dynamics at play, including countering CCP influence in countries in our hemisphere. But the practice of solving problems \u2018over there\u2019 before solving problems here on our soil is what contributed to the downfall of our country: Americans always come last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe understand beef prices are high, and we admire your concern for all Americans, but this is not the fault of the American producer. This is the fault of politicians who have allowed BRICS-aligned entities to dominate the meat industry, that participate in price fixing and who also continually lie to their consumers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWashington for decades has facilitated the squeezing of our own ranchers while allowing these entities to flood the market with cheaper, lower-quality imports — and the American people don’t even know these products are foreign because they are allowed to be marked as \u2018Product of the USA.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOn top of all this\u2014there is only chaos coming from the Department of Agriculture. There is no true guidance, mixed messaging, and a copious amount of photo ops. There is no one to trust over there that truly understands the issues and isn\u2019t bought out by or aligned with Big Industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe American cattle rancher is one of the last symbols of independence we have in the nation\u2014but the continued manipulation and betrayal by the very people who claim to support them, needs to end immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile only representing 1% of the population, the work is tireless, daily, in poor conditions, with low margins, without thanks\u2014 all in order to keep this country fed. We would be a failed nation if we continue to betray the very people who put food on the table for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere are so many voices on the outside that support you and want to see you succeed. Maybe it\u2019s time to start listening to them. Your team knows how to get in touch with us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSincerely,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMeriwether Farms\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President of Nebraska Farm Bureau Mark McHargue<\/strong><\/a>: <\/strong>\u201cA lot remains unknown about @realDonaldTrump\u2019s recent announcement that his administration is working on a plan to lower beef prices in the United States. As recently as October 19, President Trump indicated that importing beef from Argentina was how the administration plans to lower beef prices for consumers. Nebraska Farm Bureau is very aware of this situation and has been in contact with the administration as well as the entire congressional delegation. Nebraska Farm Bureau remains an organization committed to free and reciprocal trade agreements and the free market system; however, trade agreements cannot turn into one-sided arrangements that provide unfair access to the U.S. market. Nebraska is \u2018The Beef State\u2019 and the success of Nebraska\u2019s \u2018beef\u2019 industry, Nebraska\u2019s largest single economic driver, impacts all Nebraskans. Our message is simple, we oppose any attempt by the federal government to artificially lower the price of cattle, a move that would absolutely harm Nebraska’s cattle producers who are finally experiencing some level of economic success.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senior Vice President of the National Cattlemen\u2019s Beef Association Ethan Lane<\/strong><\/a>:<\/strong> \u201cThey have not been, what we call, stellar trading partners in the beef side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCertainly, I think this gives a lot of producers around the country pause.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CEO of R-CALF US Bill Bullard:<\/strong><\/a> \u201cWe urge the president to protect the domestic industry from excessive price depressing imports, so our industry can rebuild and expand to meet domestic consumption.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mississippi State University Agriculture Economist Josh Maples<\/strong><\/a>:<\/strong> \u201cVolatility is the reaction that markets tend to have whenever they\u2019re faced with uncertainty. I would say that\u2019s what we\u2019re currently faced with.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Farm Action<\/strong><\/a>: <\/strong>\u201c\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 SCREWED: First soybean farmers, now cattlemen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter years of suppressed prices, U.S. cattle producers were finally turning a profit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow President Trump says the U.S. will import Argentinian beef\u2014a move that will crash cattle prices and push American ranchers back into the red.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd thanks to meatpacking consolidation, consumers are unlikely to see lower prices at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis comes as Argentina took over our soybean market after China stopped buying from U.S. farmers\u2014right after Washington handed them $20 billion in U.S. funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow Washington is sending another $20 billion to Argentina, and buying their beef on top of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat happened to America First?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perennial Pastures<\/strong><\/a>: <\/strong>\u201cWe don\u2019t need beef imports from Argentina! We need to naturally build up our internal herd and let supply and demand take care of itself. Beef sales have not gone down. Why are we good with re-shoring manufacturing and not domestic beef supply?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle warned that putting Argentina first would cause an already disastrous Agricultural economy to deteriorate further. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senator Ruben Gallego<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cFirst Trump gave Argentina a $40 billion bailout instead of lowering your health care costs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow he\u2019s helping Argentinian ranchers instead of Arizonan cattleman. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c#AmericaFirst\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senator Deb Fischer<\/strong><\/a>: <\/strong>\u201cSince hearing the president\u2019s comments suggesting the U.S. would buy beef from Argentina, I\u2019ve been in touch with his administration and my colleagues to seek clarity and express my deep concerns. I\u2019ve also been sounding the alarm on the bleak state of our ag economy and the negative impacts facing Nebraska\u2019s ag industry\u2014the economic driver of our state. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBottom line: if the goal is addressing beef prices at the grocery store, this isn\u2019t the way. Right now, government intervention in the beef market will hurt our cattle ranchers. The U.S. has safe, reliable beef, and it is the one bright spot in our struggling ag economy. Nebraska\u2019s ranchers cannot afford to have the rug pulled out from under them when they\u2019re just getting ahead or simply breaking even. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI strongly encourage the Trump administration to focus on trade deals that benefit our ag producers\u2014not imports that will do more harm than good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Igor Bobic:<\/strong><\/a> \u201cMontana Sen. Steve Daines says he\u2019s \u2018strongly opposed\u2019 to U.S. purchasing beef from Argentina, as Trump has suggested to lower prices\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Representative Thomas Massie<\/strong><\/a>: <\/strong>\u201cThis is not America first! We don\u2019t need the U.S. flooded with beef from Argentina after our cattle ranchers have taken a beating over the last several years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBring back Country Of Origin Labels!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBuy direct from a \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 farmer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPass the PRIME Act. \ud83e\udd69<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAmerica First and MAHA!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Representative Jimmy Gomez<\/strong><\/a>: <\/strong>\u201cGot it…MAGA stands for Make Argentina Great Again\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Donald Trump this weekend suggested that the U.S. could buy more beef from Argentina at a time when American families and farmers are struggling under the weight of Trump\u2019s devastating trade war. Trump\u2019s announcement comes just weeks after Trump\u2019s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the administration is working on sending a total of $40 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":302,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1056614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWTAS: American Farmers React to Trump Putting Argentina First, America Last\u00a0 - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/wtas-american-farmers-react-to-trump-putting-argentina-first-america-last\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-10-21T16:43:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-21T16:43:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1101\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"483\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Tristin Byrd\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Tristin Byrd\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/wtas-american-farmers-react-to-trump-putting-argentina-first-america-last\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/wtas-american-farmers-react-to-trump-putting-argentina-first-america-last\/\",\"name\":\"WTAS: American Farmers React to Trump Putting Argentina First, America Last\u00a0 - Democrats\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/wtas-american-farmers-react-to-trump-putting-argentina-first-america-last\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/wtas-american-farmers-react-to-trump-putting-argentina-first-america-last\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?w=1024\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-21T16:43:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-21T16:43:03+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/#\/schema\/person\/a4b0f14063c9a4041c6aca7889e98842\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/wtas-american-farmers-react-to-trump-putting-argentina-first-america-last\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/wtas-american-farmers-react-to-trump-putting-argentina-first-america-last\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/wtas-american-farmers-react-to-trump-putting-argentina-first-america-last\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png\",\"width\":1101,\"height\":483},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/wtas-american-farmers-react-to-trump-putting-argentina-first-america-last\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"WTAS: American Farmers React to Trump Putting Argentina First, America Last\u00a0\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/\",\"name\":\"Democrats\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/#\/schema\/person\/a4b0f14063c9a4041c6aca7889e98842\",\"name\":\"Tristin Byrd\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/98255192fca3fed639d1477004e2837682d86427b0f3a51fbf262516e81a7d88?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/98255192fca3fed639d1477004e2837682d86427b0f3a51fbf262516e81a7d88?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Tristin Byrd\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/author\/byrdt\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"WTAS: American Farmers React to Trump Putting Argentina First, America Last\u00a0 - Democrats","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/wtas-american-farmers-react-to-trump-putting-argentina-first-america-last\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_site_name":"Democrats","article_published_time":"2025-10-21T16:43:02+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-10-21T16:43:03+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1101,"height":483,"url":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Tristin Byrd","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Tristin Byrd","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/wtas-american-farmers-react-to-trump-putting-argentina-first-america-last\/","url":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/wtas-american-farmers-react-to-trump-putting-argentina-first-america-last\/","name":"WTAS: American Farmers React to Trump Putting Argentina First, America Last\u00a0 - Democrats","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/wtas-american-farmers-react-to-trump-putting-argentina-first-america-last\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/wtas-american-farmers-react-to-trump-putting-argentina-first-america-last\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?w=1024","datePublished":"2025-10-21T16:43:02+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-21T16:43:03+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/#\/schema\/person\/a4b0f14063c9a4041c6aca7889e98842"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/wtas-american-farmers-react-to-trump-putting-argentina-first-america-last\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/wtas-american-farmers-react-to-trump-putting-argentina-first-america-last\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/wtas-american-farmers-react-to-trump-putting-argentina-first-america-last\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png","width":1101,"height":483},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/wtas-american-farmers-react-to-trump-putting-argentina-first-america-last\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"WTAS: American Farmers React to Trump Putting Argentina First, America Last\u00a0"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/","name":"Democrats","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/#\/schema\/person\/a4b0f14063c9a4041c6aca7889e98842","name":"Tristin Byrd","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/98255192fca3fed639d1477004e2837682d86427b0f3a51fbf262516e81a7d88?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/98255192fca3fed639d1477004e2837682d86427b0f3a51fbf262516e81a7d88?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Tristin Byrd"},"url":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/author\/byrdt\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1056614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/302"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1056614"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1056614\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1056615,"href":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1056614\/revisions\/1056615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1056614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1056614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1056614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}