The beef dilemma. OANN interviews American Cattle Rancher Shad Sullivan

What exactly is going on with American beef and why did President Trump allow Argentina to import beef into the United States

"The Cattle Ranchers, who I love, don’t understand that the only reason they are doing so well, for the first time in decades, is because I put Tariffs on cattle coming into the United States, including a 50% Tariff on Brazil.
It would be nice if they would understand that, but they also have to get their prices down, because the consumer is a very big factor in my thinking, also!" - President Trump October 22, 2025

Fact:
👉According to USDA data from the early part of 2024, the total number of all cattle and calves in the U.S. was estimated to be the smallest inventory since 1951. - Drovers December 3rd, 2024

👉Multiple years of drought in cattle-producing regions, which limits feed (forage and hay)
"The country’s cattle producers, he said, facing stress from multiple years of drought and high supply costs, have been marketing a lot of cows and heifers since 2020, so fewer of these female cattle are available to produce calves. " - The Cattle Site 30 August 2024

👉"High input costs for feed, fuel, and other supplies" - With drought and high input costs compelling farmers to market a higher-than-normal percentage of female cattle... - Farm Bureau Federation Feb 05, 2024

This falls 𝐎𝐍 𝐘𝐎𝐔, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐫. You have a choice to purchase what you want.

Look at the first 3 digits of the barcode (the prefix).
This prefix identifies the country where the barcode number 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞.
000 – 019 United States
030 – 039 United States
060 – 139 United States

690 – 699 - China (example:6901234567890 )

The 3-digit numeric prefix for Argentina is 032

Matt Gaetz from OANN talks with American Cattle Rancher Shad Sullivan