Скачать или смотреть A Bit of a Betrayal’: Cattle Industry Blasts Government Interference on Beef Prices

A recent announcement from President Donald Trump stating he is working to bring down high beef prices has sent shockwaves through the cattle industry, sparking disbelief, market turmoil, and sharp criticism from producers who feel blindsided by the government’s interference.

The market’s reaction was immediate and severe, but the initial response was confusion for many producers. Farm Director KC Sheperd spoke with Jennifer Carrico, DTN Senior Livestock Editor, and a beef producer about the current situation. “At first… I thought, “Did he really say that?” said Carrico. I think that was what most of us thought.”

The comments were a jarring escalation from vaguer statements by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins made weeks earlier about “incentives” to rebuild the national cattle herd. Carrico noted that when Rollins later clarified that this would not involve “any government funding,” producers were left “still kind of baffled” about the plan. #farmers #beefprices #outlook #demand #smallranch