re: US ranchers orgs oppose plan U.S. government’s plan to import more Argentine beef

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he didn't take it away from himself.

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Bruh, that’s the chessmaster at work. Watch and learn.

He’s only pretending to be a silken fingered shite stained orc who molests kids while turning the White House into MrT’s Discount Gold Emporium. You are so fooled.

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Farmers in the US, particularly beef farmers, are rolling in the money right now as far as I know.

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They are selling cows at record prices, but they are also paying high prices for fertilizer, seeds, and other necessary items, not to mention very high prices on equipment. They have also had to deal with several years of drought and are having to either buy hay to get their herd through the winters or sell off more than they want to if they want to keep the herd at a stable size.

And many of the older ones are just selling their whole herds and getting out because there is no one to take over. if it was highly profitable, then their kids would be jumping at the bit. It's not. I've heard it said many times that over a 10-year period, you'll lose money for 3 years, break even for 4 years, and make money for 3 years, if you are lucky.

The national herd is at a low point right now and with cattlemen selling their mama cows and calves, the prospects of prices coming down is unlikely. Bringing in Argentine beef to augment our hamburger supply should lower the cost of hamburger, but changes need to be made that would increase the herd and make it attractive for farmers not to sell their mama cows and and calves and leave the business.