Rancher FURIOUS Over Trump's Argentina Beef Scheme
Monopoly Power, Not Import Deals: Why Argentine Beef Will Not Lower US Prices
Understand why importing beef from Argentina will not lower your grocery bills; the real problem lies in the corporate cartel controlling meat packing and retail margins. Discover how decades of market abuse have nearly destroyed the US ranching base.
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- Ranchers receive less than 55% of the final consumer dollar, a massive drop from the 70% they earned in 1970.
- Four major meat packers control 85% of slaughter capacity, working in tandem with large retailers to suppress producer prices while maximizing consumer costs.
- The recent industry-wide liquidation of 10 million cows has created a critical domestic supply shortage.
- Decisions like importing Argentine beef function as a leverage tool to depress local cattle futures, hurting producers without lowering retail prices.
This discussion with rancher Mike Callicrate critically examines the state of the US cattle industry, highlighting the systemic "middleman problem" fueling low producer income and high consumer frustration. We detail how concentrated market power extracts wealth from both producers and consumers, making external trade deals ineffective cures for domestic pricing issues.
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Top Comments (10)
So maga when does America first start?
2:44 "trump is obviously concerned with bringing down the price of beef" emily are you insane? trump does not give a shit about the price of anything
If you weren't in the first 2 rows of the inauguration, you have been reassigned to "Serf."
Unfortunately, Lena Khan was also investigating half of the current administration.
This is one hundred percent correct. What is the overall problem? Decades of financial abuse perpetrated on the small and medium sized farmers and ranchers of the United States. It all comes down to monopoly power. We have anti monopoly laws on the books. Enforce them. It's way past time.
The thumbnail is the photographic definition of naivety portrayed by the Emily character.
"You're being paid below your cost of production because of this abusive market power that lies in the hands of these very powerful multinational corporations."
There are 4 beef packing companies that have an almost complete monopoly (quadropoly). They will also monopolize any beef coming from overseas. So I wouldn't expect prices to go down much.
He is right. Small farmers have become more successful through selling in their local communities and through local farmers market. Americans are more willing to support local agriculture than ever before and it is incumbent on us all to support this.
Some ranchers are selling directly to the public.
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Top Comments (10)
So maga when does America first start?
2:44 "trump is obviously concerned with bringing down the price of beef" emily are you insane? trump does not give a shit about the price of anything
If you weren't in the first 2 rows of the inauguration, you have been reassigned to "Serf."
Unfortunately, Lena Khan was also investigating half of the current administration.
This is one hundred percent correct. What is the overall problem? Decades of financial abuse perpetrated on the small and medium sized farmers and ranchers of the United States. It all comes down to monopoly power. We have anti monopoly laws on the books. Enforce them. It's way past time.
The thumbnail is the photographic definition of naivety portrayed by the Emily character.
"You're being paid below your cost of production because of this abusive market power that lies in the hands of these very powerful multinational corporations."
There are 4 beef packing companies that have an almost complete monopoly (quadropoly). They will also monopolize any beef coming from overseas. So I wouldn't expect prices to go down much.
He is right. Small farmers have become more successful through selling in their local communities and through local farmers market. Americans are more willing to support local agriculture than ever before and it is incumbent on us all to support this.
Some ranchers are selling directly to the public.