President Trump announced that he will be taking action to allow the nation’s farmers and ranchers to process the food they produce in defiance of “Big Processors.”
“Ranchers and Farmers have always been a number one priority for me. They work very hard, are smart, efficient, and immaculately CLEAN, but for years I have heard that they have had a tremendous problem with the Big Processors, who many say are a nasty Monopoly,” he wrote on Truth Social. “There are, essentially, 4 of them, a very non competitive number, and they make life miserable for our wonderful Farmers and Ranchers, and I can’t let that happen, can I?”
“So, in order to break this powerful monopoly, with much of its ownership based outside of the U.S., I am authorizing legal documents to be drawn in order to allow Farmers and Ranchers to be given the right to PROCESS THEIR OWN FOOD. This should move quickly. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
Trump’s declaration is the latest stand he’s taken in support of American farmers. This week, President Trump issued a proclamation to lower beef prices.
“As President of the United States, I have a responsibility to ensure that hard-working Americans can afford to feed themselves and their families,” Trump wrote, adding, “I anticipate that the action taken in this proclamation will result in the importation of ground beef that will be sold at a discounted price compared to current sale prices, helping to ensure hard-working Americans can afford to feed themselves and their families. If the action taken in this proclamation does not result in a lower sale price of imported ground beef, I may end the action taken in this proclamation in order to, among other things, prevent a windfall to foreign producers.”
The proclamation directed his administration to determine if there are too many beef processing plant regulations.
