Everyone of us has had sticker shock when we go to the grocery store….prices just keep making it harder and harder to have descent meals.
Most of us would like to know just what the government, as much as we can actually call it a ‘government’, would do to help us struggling fools.
Well wait no longer….Donny has announced his new plan….
President Trump announced Friday he would move to allow American farmers and ranchers to process their own food, hitting back against what he called the “monopoly” created by large processors.
Trump noted in a post on Truth Social that farmers and ranchers “have always been a number one priority” for him, adding that he has heard they have had an issue with big processors.
The president wrote, “There are, essentially, 4 of them, a very non competitive number, and they make life miserable for our wonderful Farmers and Ranchers, and I can’t let that happen, can I?”
“So, in order to break this powerful monopoly, with much of its ownership based outside of the U.S., I am authorizing legal documents to be drawn in order to allow Farmers and Ranchers to be given the right to PROCESS THEIR OWN FOOD. This should move quickly,” he continued.
The move comes as Trump has faced backlash from ranchers as well as a number of congressional Republicans after his administration rolled out a plan to import 300,000 metric tons of tariff-free foreign ground beef over 90 days.
The critics argue that selling beef at a 25 percent discount puts downward pressure on what domestic ranches are able to charge. Additionally, industry experts say that savings from the move may not reach shoppers because of large packers and retailers getting the margin.
(thehill.com)
First the US just recalled 30K pounds of Argentine beef for improper inspection….what makes us think that the new beef will be any less unsafe?
Second, I am not a farmer or a rancher so my information and knowledge is very limited….but what does this mean? What does process their own food actually mean?
I guess the next question will be just how will that bring down food prices?
Cutting out the ‘middle man’ all that significant?
Please will someone explain this to me and my readers that are not privy to the industry.
To say that I am not too positive about this so-called plan would be an understatement….but if there is a silver lining I would like to know where.
I Read, I Write, You Know
“lego ergo scribo”
Ranchers and farmers do not have the facilities to store and process the food. Nor the slaughterhouses, extensive refrigeration required, transport infrastructure, packing plants, logistics warehouses, fleets of delivery trucks, marketing teams and sales teams. As usual, Trump is talking out of his arse.
Best wishes, Pete.
He will say ANYTHING in his attempts to make himself look good to his devoted (ugh) followers. And unfortunately, most of them swallow it whole.