US President Donald Trump plans to sign executive orders allowing cattle ranchers to protect their herds from gray wolves and making it easier for them to sell and process their own beef. The measures are intended to address record-high retail beef prices, which have been driven by a historically low cattle supply due in part to drought and wildfires. The move is also expected to benefit domestic producers through mandatory country-of-origin labelling for imported beef, a provision that was repealed in 2015 after the World Trade Organization ruled in favor of Canada and Mexico. Trump's actions are seen as an effort to address rising costs, which have become a top concern for voters ahead of the November midterm elections.
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U.S. President Donald Trump plans to sign executive orders aimed at easing high beef prices, which have hit record highs this year due in part to a historically low cattle supply constrained by drought and wildfires. The orders will allow cattle ranchers to protect their herds against gray wolves, as well as make it easier for them to sell food they've processed themselves, currently restricted under federal food safety laws. Additionally, Trump will take steps to require country-of-origin labelling for imported beef, a move that some ranchers have long sought in order to support domestic producers and provide more transparency to consumers. The dispute over beef labelling spans decades, dating back to 2009 when the U.S. required retailers to mark food with origin labels, but was challenged by Canada and Mexico who argued it disadvantaged their cattle and pigs.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would sign executive orders that would allow cattle ranchers to protect their herds against gray wolves, as well as other measures that aim to ease high beef prices.
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Trump said he would also take steps to require country-of-origin labelling for imported beef and make it easier for ranchers and farmers to sell food they have processed themselves, which is currently restricted under federal food safety laws.
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Retail beef prices have hit record highs this year, due in part to a historically low cattle supply constrained by drought and wildfires.
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Opinion polls show rising costs are a top concern of voters ahead of the November midterm elections, when Trump’s Republicans will try to maintain control of Congress.
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Some ranchers have long sought to restore mandatory country-of-origin labelling for beef, arguing that it would support domestic producers and provide more transparency to consumers.
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The dispute over beef labelling spans decades.
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In 2009, the U.S. required retailers to mark food with origin labels, but Canada and Mexico argued that the provision disadvantaged their cattle and pigs.
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In 2015, the World Trade Organization ruled in favour of the two countries, leading the U.S. to repeal mandatory labelling for meat.
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Under current regulations, meat companies can voluntarily add a “Product of USA” label for meat born, raised and slaughtered within the country.
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Trump signed an order last week to temporarily increase imports of some lower-tariff beef in an effort to bring down prices.
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That was met with mixed reactions from ranchers and farmers, who have overwhelmingly voted for Trump in past elections.
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Producer groups opposed Trump’s import plan, which they argued will disadvantage American ranchers, but responded more favourably to a suite of actions announced this week by the Department of Agriculture to support the beef sector.
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