U.S. President Donald Trump reacts in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 19, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
Rep. Mark Alford (R-Mo.) recently opposed President Donald Trump's proposal to import beef from Argentina, adding that the beef from the South American country "isn't that great."
During a Friday appearance on CNN, Alford said, "I firmly standbehind our beef producers here.We do not need more imports from Argentina. By the way, I wasdown there last year visitingwith President [Javier] Milei, and andtheir beef isn't that great. I would prefer a Missouri, Kansas City strip anyday over any Argentina beef."
The Missouri Republican said Americans are sufferingbecause beef prices are high.
"The input cost that the farmersand ranchers have had inoperating is untenable. We arelosing 1,000 farms a month in America," he said.
Trump recently announced that the U.S. could begin importing more Argentine beef in order to bring down the record-high domestic beef prices, while also aiding Argentina as an “ally.”
But the response from U.S. ranchers, industry groups and even some GOP lawmakers has been strongly negative. They warn the move could undercut American cattle producers’ profitability, send mixed signals about “America First” trade policy, and may not actually deliver lower prices for consumers.
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) calls the plan “misguided,” saying market manipulation risks harming U.S. family farmers without meaningful consumer benefits.
In some states with strong cattle sectors (e.g., Colorado), the plan has attracted bipartisan backlash.
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