How does this help American farmers?

Oh shit! I can't believe it took me this long to figure out that MAGA means: Make Argentina Great Again

American rancher? Fuck you!

Trump fucks his supporters yet again.

Wow, that picture makes him look even older than the Time cover.

Lmao. This goes against his tariffs.

We gave them 40 billion and then purchase their beef? Feels like a trade deficit

Rather than breaking up the meatpacking under antitrust (an actual solutiom) we're, uh, importing more beef to bailout rich americans who over-invested in argentina?

Sorry I'm dumb, can someone tell me how it's Trump that decides this? I thought wholesalers and retailers decided where to source meat from, not the federal government?

This whole idea avoids two big issues at stake.

• The United States dollar is weakening.
• American Ranchers are in desperate need of help to increase domestic production.

With the US dollar weakening, this creates economic risks for purchase orders of Argentinian beef. There will need specific policy assurances in place and market controls by both Governments to ensure that a continuing weakening US dollar doesn't commit retailers to beef that does nothing to move price to consumer.

There would need to be ever increasing tariff controls in place and if Trump does not make the midterms, there is a good chance that Congress could curtail his usurping Article I powers from Congress. This could come at a time that would be critical for quick adjustments and if retailers have put in orders that jump suddenly or orders that just get cancelled.

Record high retail beef prices in the US in 2025 are driven by low domestic cattle supplies and strong demand. This is due in part to several post pandemic droughts the world over. Additionally, changing trade policy has made steady market planning by US cattle producers that much more difficult. The volatility paired with natural factors has cause beef production within the United States to plunge. Independent farmers of beef are in need and losing the battle to commercial beef production that continue to use their market position to maintain higher beef prices and lower production.

There needs to be movement on multiple fronts within the United States to ensure a healthy beef production that can match the demand being seen. Simply importing Argentinian beef, slaps a band-aid on a wound that's in critical need of prompt attention. And failure to address the complexities of what's driving beef prices higher and just simply applying a stop-gap issue that does nothing long term, will ensure that beef prices don't actually move anywhere in the foreseeable future.

If this whole thing was part of some larger domestic improvement plan, that would be a different story. But this President is widely known for half assing, or quarter assing, or concepts of a planning his way through his term. There's no way that there's some larger strategy involved here. And so what the President is doing is attempting to curry favor with Argentina and Milei by putting long term US beef viability at stake (no pun intended).

I expect nothing less from the guy. This is just a foolish plan that is going to blow up in someone's face a few years down the road. This idiot in the White House is just hoping that he isn't that guy left holding the bag when it does.

how about he just gets rid of the stupid fucking tariffs that have basically embargoed his own country.

If only he wasn't putin's bitch.

The whole point of tariffs is to make the price high so that American farmers can sell their beef while hiring in the American economy... High prices are the whole goal.

🎶Don't tariff beef, Argentina!

- Trump.

We spent $40 billion on beef, and we still have to purchase it? That's about $120 worth of beef for each American citizen. I'll take a mix of steaks and ground beef, with a few nice pot roasts tossed in.

Or they could just spend the money on health care instead.

If only Brazilian beef wasn't tariffed due to them prosecuting fascism

This is the type of shit a noob does in Victoria 3. Uooueggh line is going down start slapping buttons!!!

Soy bean market given, 40 billion given,, and now we're giving them the American beef market too? Damn, talk about being America first.

So the government will buy it and give out to people for free? Because otherwise I don't see how it will lower prices.

Jesus they are super fucking desperate to make Argentina work

Mere months after ShittyPants was throwing a fit about Australia not buying that godawful hormone and chemical stuffed American beef.

What a crybaby.

When being smart is just too hard.

That's when you throw on a red hat and start fucking your relatives.

trump beef™, now with free included prions!

Start investing in building firms around rural America, there's going to be a big old rush on by the land farmers used to own.

Argentina screwworm attack!