# Florida Cattle Ranchers Push Back On Trump’s Beef Import Plan

> Florida and national cattle groups criticized Trump's plan to import 300,000 tons of tariff-free beef, which he said would cut beef prices 25 percent below current market levels. The National Cattlemen's Beef Association and Florida Cattlemen's Association said the intervention disrupts market signals that encourage herd rebuilding. USDA expects beef and veal prices to rise 10.7 percent this year, and the U.S. cattle herd is at a 75-year low.

- Date: 2026-11-01 · published 2026-11-01T21:12:37.879Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71164-florida-cattle-ranchers-push-back-on-trump-s-beef-import-plan
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A large duty-free import program would add beef supply and pressure domestic cattle prices, especially with the herd at a multi-decade low that limits how much extra supply the market can absorb. Producers' opposition signals potential uncertainty about future herd rebuilding.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-10-21 | [Why cattlemen say Trump talk of Argentine beef imports is no solution](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22364-why-cattlemen-say-trump-talk-of-argentine-beef-imports-is-no-solution.md) | -3.1% | -7.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-06-02 | [US Cattle farmers strongly oppose the import of Paraguayan beef — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35442-us-cattle-farmers-strongly-oppose-the-import-of-paraguayan-beef-mercopress.md) | +2.3% | +2.7% |
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| LCATTLE | 2024-07-17 | [An Update on 2024 U.S. Beef Trade \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29215-an-update-on-2024-u-s-beef-trade-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | +0.8% | -0.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-10-21 | [Why cattlemen say Trump talk of Argentine beef imports is no solution](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22364-why-cattlemen-say-trump-talk-of-argentine-beef-imports-is-no-solution.md) | -7.4% | -8.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-11-24 | [US cattle futures slide on tariff rollback and import fears - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6068-us-cattle-futures-slide-on-tariff-rollback-and-import-fears-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | +2.2% | +10.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-04-01 | [Beef Trade Update Cattle Range](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30685-beef-trade-update-cattle-range.md) | -4.1% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- floridatrend.com: https://www.floridatrend.com/articles/2026/08/25/florida-cattle-ranchers-push-back-trumps-beef-import-plan/

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