(The Center Square) – Cattle producers called on President Donald Trump to reverse course on a plan to import beef from Argentina as prices for the grocery store staple continue to climb.

The National Cattlemen's Beef Association said the move would hurt U.S. ranchers and their families.

"The National Cattlemen's Beef Association and its members cannot stand behind the President while he undercuts the future of family farmers and ranchers by importing Argentinian beef in an attempt to influence prices," NCBA CEO Colin Woodall said in a statement. "It is imperative that President Trump and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins let the cattle markets work."

NCBA also pointed to the significant trade imbalance between the U.S. and Argentina and noted Argentina's "long history of foot-and

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