MCGREGOR, Texas (KWTX) - President Trump’s recent comments about importing beef from Argentina to lower grocery store prices are raising concerns among Central Texas cattle ranchers.

With cattle supply down, Trump said his administration is looking at importing beef from Argentina to bring prices at the grocery store down.

“The only price we have that’s high is beef and we’ll get that down. One of the things we’re thinking about doing is beef from Argentina,” Trump said.

Gary Joiner, Texas Farm Bureau communications director, said those comments have already affected the cattle market.

“Those numbers would reflect that. They’ve been down as a result,” Joiner said.

The comments concern local ranchers like Blayr Barnard, who raises cattle in McGregor.

“I think it was that mostly it was

See Full Page