OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — "The only price that we have that is high is beef and we will get that down and one of the things we are thinking about doing is beef from Argentina," said President Donald Trump over the weekend.

Those comments caught the attention of farming experts here in Nebraska.

"It's a head-scratcher for sure," said Mark McHargue, president of the Nebraska Farm Bureau.

McHargue says the idea of lowering the price of beef may be good for the consumer, but it impacts American producers.

"That ultimately lowers the cattle price of our physical cattle as well and that's pretty problematic," McHargue said.

McHargue says it's all about supply and demand. He says right now we are seeing a shortage of cattle which translates to higher beef prices.

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