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  "id": 3987631,
  "title": "Trump pledges to allow cattle ranchers to process own food amid beef imports backlash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/trump-pledges-to-allow-cattle-ranchers-to-process-own-food-amid-beef",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-28T15:32:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/28/trump-cattle-ranchers-beef-imports-backlash"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "U.S. President Donald Trump has pledged to empower cattle ranchers and farmers to handle their own food processing, amid growing criticism over his decision to temporarily import up to 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef without imposing higher tariffs. The move aims to address complaints from the U.S. agricultural sector, which warns that flooding stores with imports could negatively impact ranchers and hinder their herd growth, as the industry faces a 75-year low. In a recent statement on social media, Trump commended farmers and ranchers as \"smart, efficient, and immaculately CLEAN,\" and emphasized that the agricultural sector has long been a priority for him. He stated that he is authorizing legal documents to enable farmers and ranchers to process their own food, a move intended to break the monopolistic grip of a few large food processing companies, many of which are foreign-owned. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins affirmed that the U.S. must secure its food supply for national security, announcing that her department will expedite the process and reduce bureaucratic hurdles for ranchers. However, the administration faces challenges in implementing these changes, as stringent regulations and a stalled bill in Congress limit the ability to modify USDA inspections for small-scale ranches and farmers.",
  "summary": "President faces criticism over plan to import up to 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef without charging higher tariffs Donald Trump has pledged to allow cattle ranchers and farmers to process their own food amid a backlash from the US agricultural sector over his decision to pause US tariffs on foreign beef. The US president has been sharply criticized, including from members of his own party ,…",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Trump moves to allow farmers, ranchers to process their own food",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/trump-moves-to-allow-farmers-ranchers-to-process-their-own-food",
        "published": "2026-08-28T13:26:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Trump is moving to let ranchers process their own meat, calling Big Four a monopoly",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/trump-is-moving-to-let-ranchers-process-their-own-meat-calling-big",
        "published": "2026-08-28T18:16:44.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}