# Rancher Prices Fall Nearly 20% Amid Trump’s Beef Import Plan

> Farm Action says prices for U.S. cows used in ground beef have fallen nearly 20% since President Trump’s expanded beef import plan began, reducing revenue by about $319 for a rancher selling a 1,200-pound cow. The group says meatpackers are paying 16.6% less for lean beef, while consumers have seen only small savings; the plan was announced as a 90-day effort to increase imports.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-11T00:21:28.770Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/92551-rancher-prices-fall-nearly-20-amid-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

Additional imported lean beef adds to U.S. supply and puts downward pressure on cattle prices, though the reported savings have accrued more to meatpackers than consumers. Lower rancher returns may also weaken incentives to rebuild the domestic herd over time.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-10-21 | [Trump plan to import Argentine beef angers US farmers - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22369-trump-plan-to-import-argentine-beef-angers-us-farmers-agweek-1-source-for.md) | -3.1% | -7.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2016-12-08 | [Ranchers, Facing Record Low Prices, Confront Surge of Brazilian Imports​ — Food & Power](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73419-ranchers-facing-record-low-prices-confront-surge-of-brazilian-imports-food-and.md) | -1.2% | +4.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-09-10 | [U.S. beef exports lower as cattle prices turn negative](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28245-u-s-beef-exports-lower-as-cattle-prices-turn-negative.md) | +0.3% | +4.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-02-21 | [US lifts Brazilian beef import ban amid quality concerns \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54554-us-lifts-brazilian-beef-import-ban-amid-quality-concerns-ap-news.md) | -2.8% | -14.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-04-08 | [Monthly U.S. beef import volumes from Brazil surge to record high in early 2022 \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41783-monthly-u-s-beef-import-volumes-from-brazil-surge-to-record-high-in-early-2022.md) | +0.8% | -0.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-10-21 | [Trump plan to import Argentine beef angers US farmers - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22369-trump-plan-to-import-argentine-beef-angers-us-farmers-agweek-1-source-for.md) | -7.4% | -8.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2016-12-08 | [Ranchers, Facing Record Low Prices, Confront Surge of Brazilian Imports​ — Food & Power](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73419-ranchers-facing-record-low-prices-confront-surge-of-brazilian-imports-food-and.md) | +0.6% | +1.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-09-10 | [U.S. beef exports lower as cattle prices turn negative](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28245-u-s-beef-exports-lower-as-cattle-prices-turn-negative.md) | +1.5% | +4.7% |

## Sources

- farmaction.us: https://farmaction.us/rancher-prices-fall-nearly-20-amid-trumps-beef-import-plan/

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