08/26/2026
Farmers want to rebuild the U.S. cattle herd, to supply the beef consumers crave and provide opportunities for future generations of farmers.
Flooding the U.S. market with foreign beef won’t help that happen.
➡️“Allowing 300,000 metric tons—equivalent to more than 660 million pounds—of foreign beef into the United States at a 25% discount “below market prices” will undermine America’s ranchers who work tirelessly to grow food for American families.”
- Zippy Duvall, American Farm Bureau Federation President
➡️“Can someone tell D.C. that a ‘cheap beef’ policy will not grow the U.S. cow herd? Retaining heifers has never cost more. Why would anyone make the high-priced investment needed to rebuild the herd when the government's agenda is to have cheap food that is below the cost of production?”
- Bryan Reed, Iowa farmer, Farm Bureau member
🥩 To learn more about why beef imports aren’t the solution for U.S. farmers and consumers, check out https://www.fb.org/intel/markets/imports-will-discourage-americas-beef-recovery
