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re: US ranchers orgs oppose plan U.S. government’s plan to import more Argentine beef
Posted on 10/22/25 at 1:02 pm to ragincajun03
Posted on 10/22/25 at 1:02 pm to ragincajun03
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Much of what is imported is lean beef trimmings that meatpackers mix with fattier beef produced in the United States to produce the varieties of ground beef that domestic consumers want, so any change in imports would affect primarily hamburger.
I pay a little bit more on the pound to buy Kentucky Cattleman's ground beef. They purchase from farms inside the state and process it here as well. I believe they're also distributing in Illinois and Tennessee at this point too (if other folks are looking for products that are local).
Kentucky Cattleman's Beef Website
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Posted on 10/22/25 at 1:02 pm to ragincajun03
There is no reason to import beef.
Posted on 10/22/25 at 1:03 pm to junkyard1
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regulating the monopoly the big packers
I guess you mean oligopoly, since mono literally means 1.
Nobody forced consolidation on the packing industry, just like nobody forced consolidation on food distribution (Sysco).
Posted on 10/22/25 at 1:03 pm to ragincajun03
Supply not meeting demand or is supply sitting on the shelf?
Anecdotal I know, but in my group of regular friends and acquaintances, pork, chicken and wild game have replaced beef aside from ground beef.
Beef is one of the rare groceries that has not come down in price.
Anecdotal I know, but in my group of regular friends and acquaintances, pork, chicken and wild game have replaced beef aside from ground beef.
Beef is one of the rare groceries that has not come down in price.
Posted on 10/22/25 at 1:04 pm to Purple Spoon
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Its hard to know where to fall on this. I guess you can never really go wrong with buying local
Torn here, too... mainly because even ground beef is effing expensive right now, much moreso the solid cuts. Hopefully the needle can be threaded well.
Posted on 10/22/25 at 1:05 pm to junkyard1
This is a no brainer. We are allowing more beef in from a country known to have great beef
Posted on 10/22/25 at 1:07 pm to ragincajun03
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average price of a pound of ground beef hit its highest point ever at $6.32
Where is this? It's over $9 a pound at my local publix for the cheap stuff.
I don't really make hamburgers, but I've basically stopped cooking anything now that calls for ground beef and opted for something that I can use pork instead
Posted on 10/22/25 at 1:13 pm to ragincajun03
Foreign-owned meat-packing plants in the United States control the market, so the cow has already left the barn on this - so to speak.
Posted on 10/22/25 at 1:14 pm to ragincajun03
As much as i dislike importing something we make plenty of domestically, it's needed right now. Herd haven't been able to recover from a couple brutal summers and it's going to take a few more years to build them back. And thats assuming we don't have another drought year that will set us back again.
Posted on 10/22/25 at 1:15 pm to Riseupfromtherubble
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Where is this? It's over $9 a pound at my local publix for the cheap stuff.
The HEB closest to my house is showing $10.81 for a 2 lb pack of 80/20 ground chuck. $5.69/lb.
If I want a 1 lb pack, it’s $6.49.
That’s the HEB brand for 80/20. If I want the cheap arse Hill Country stuff, I can get a 1 lb tube for $4.79. A 3 lb tube for $13.99.
This post was edited on 10/22/25 at 1:17 pm
Posted on 10/22/25 at 1:16 pm to Riseupfromtherubble
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Where is this? It's over $9 a pound at my local publix for the cheap stuff.
We were getting some stuff for a cookout and beef hot dog weenies were more than double the pork/chicken product.
Almost $10 for an 8 pack of beef hot dogs here.
Posted on 10/22/25 at 1:16 pm to ragincajun03
Farmers are the worst. Subsidize these wankers at every turn only to watch them cry when the Argentinian beef gives their neighbors a brief respite from the price gouging they face.
Posted on 10/22/25 at 1:17 pm to The Third Leg
Posted on 10/22/25 at 1:17 pm to ragincajun03
Ungrateful shits must have missed the part about POTUS directing more grazing land to be made available as well as help to small processing facilities.
Posted on 10/22/25 at 1:20 pm to SpotCheckBilly
quote:The guy I buy freezer beef told me he wasn't doing that anymore. He is making more money off selling the cows directly. Last side of beef I got, was not very good quality. I overpaid for low quality beef.
I have two friends who have small herds. They are getting a really good price right now for calves and young cows.That said, the price of hay is high, there hasn't been much rain. Fertiler is expensive and equipment is out of sight.
Perhaps a bigger concern is the size of the national herd. It's diminished and with folks selling off mama cows and calves, rebuilding the size of the herd is not something that will happen overnight. They expect grocery store prices to continue to go up.
Posted on 10/22/25 at 1:21 pm to ragincajun03
Grass fed ground beef at Sam's is 7.16 a pound. $9 for cheap shite is insane.
Posted on 10/22/25 at 1:23 pm to ragincajun03
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South Dakota rancher Brett Kenzy said he wants American consumers to determine whether beef is too expensive, not the government. And so far there is little sign that consumers are substituting chicken or other proteins for beef on their shopping lists even though the average price of a pound of ground beef hit its highest point ever at $6.32 in the latest report before the government shutdown began.
I still buy grass fed ground beef weekly from Costco at just under that price.
I miss it but couldn’t tell you the last time I bought steak to cook at home. Just not worth it at the current price points
This post was edited on 10/22/25 at 1:24 pm
Posted on 10/22/25 at 1:24 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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Ranchers want protectionism.
Screw them.
Ahh yes, put even more ranchers out of business and we can rely on yet another foreign country to supply us with essentials. That always works out.
Posted on 10/22/25 at 1:26 pm to ragincajun03
Protectionism bad. Also, global competition bad.
Can't please 'em all.
Can't please 'em all.
Posted on 10/22/25 at 1:26 pm to Turnblad85
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Ahh yes, put even more ranchers out of business
Its not going to put rachers out of business.
If you support American ranchers, buy American beef and they'll prosper.
But every one of you, just like myself, will buy cheaper because American products have priced themselves out of global markets.
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