Over the weekend, U.S. President Donald Trump promised Americans cheaper steaks by saying he’s ready to buy beef from Argentina. It was a classic populist flourish — short on economics, long on optics.

But beneath the campaign-style rhetoric lies a deeper story: How global beef politics are shifting, and how Canada could quietly become a price-taker in its own market.

Canadian grocery stores are already feeling the effects of global beef trade realignment. Imports from Mexico and Australia have surged, often appearing on shelves at surprisingly low prices. Some Australian cuts now retail for less in Canada than they do in Australia itself — a curious signal of how aggressively exporters are chasing market share in North America. Mexican beef, too, has become more visible in our meat aisl

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