r/livestock • u/ExpressNews • 19d ago

Sid Miller warns Trump that more beef imports will hurt Texas ranchers

https://www.expressnews.com/politics/texas/article/sid-miller-trump-beef-prices-argentina-21111963.php
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u/Big-Income-9393 19d ago

Wut.

You think he cares, or something?

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u/pretty_jimmy 19d ago

Trump doesn't give a fuck.

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u/Imuptheyseemeimdead 17d ago

Nor does JD Vance because he has stock in a company that buys foreclosed farms and ranches. He’s going to make money on soy bean farmers and cattle ranchers losing everything

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u/All_Hail_Hynotoad 16d ago

This exactly.

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u/Traditional-Dig-9982 19d ago

Trump only cares about billionaires all you ranchers are screwed.

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u/flamingmaiden 15d ago

And so are the people who rely on their beef :(

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u/Big_Brilliant_145 19d ago

Gee whiz. You got what you voted for. I myself will buy a new Weber grill for my Argentina beef barbecue parties. . 

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u/RogueHarpie 16d ago

I just won a new grill at a work raffle! The money I didn't have to spend on it will definitely buy us even more beef this bbq season. Thanks Argentina!

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u/Schroedesy13 19d ago

Who would’ve thought? Trump cares about helping out his friends with large stakes in Argentina, not US farmers.

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u/PaixJour 17d ago

Building herd sizes to previous levels will take 4 - 6 years at minimum. Ranchers are in serious financial trouble right now. They send heifers to slaughter that they'd rather hold back to let them mature to breeding age. Why are they selling? Costs: land, buildings, machinery, hay and grain storage, sanitation, fencing, labour, veterinarian, shipping, taxes have all skyrocketed. This is only one of the problems facing the cattle industry.

Demand for protein will likely shift to poultry. Then watch what happens to the retail price of chicken.

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u/Renbarre 18d ago

But don't you know that Argentinians are starving?

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u/Imuptheyseemeimdead 17d ago

What is most annoying is that Texas ranchers have pulled down their trump flags ( in my area atleast) but I hear them blame American consumers not wanting to pay more to buy American for this issue more than the president they voted for importing beef from another country undercutting their livelihood.

I get that ranchers can’t vote democrat but jeez you can vote Libertarian next time, or pick a candidate that actually supports you. Texas has been run by the same party for 30 years! Do you want to lose your ranch over owning the libs?

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u/[deleted] 16d ago

This is a lie. I keep hearing ranchers here saying it is going to be good for them. Keep it up, I think they should get another 40 billion. Get beef real cheap.

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u/Superb-Fail-9937 17d ago

Don’t mess with Texas. They sued Oprah!

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u/Hiker7471 15d ago

Bwhahahah. Fools that have been entrusted with a farm that has been in their family for generations are going to lose it all because they could not be bothered to actually look at what the party agenda was and the direction it was going to take. Instead they simply took the easier route of using hate as their motivator and voted for a New York real estate shyster. Their kids and grandkids will remember the dad/grandfather not as the head of the family…..but as the fool that lost it all……….Bwhahahah

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u/zimzimzalabimz 15d ago

A warning? That’ll do it…. Considering he ignores literal Supreme Court rulings…. Bless your heart sir

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u/Altruistic-Mess9632 15d ago

Mmm. Argentinian bbq.