Ethan Lane

“Since the announcement this morning from the president, we have seen down cattle markets across the board, more hits to producers' pocketbooks that they weren't looking for and weren't expecting,”

Ethan Lane · said 2026-08-21 · reported 2026-08-21

Ethan Lane described the negative market reaction following the president's morning announcement.

“They voted for a president they thought was going to be giving them limited government and free markets and instead this feels very much like the heavy hand of government coming into their marketplace yet again in an effort to placate consumers or try to arbitrarily lower beef prices.”

Ethan Lane · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21

Ethan Lane stated that cattle producers expected limited government intervention rather than market meddling.

“We have a lot of frustrated producers today, a lot folks that feel like this isn't what they voted for,”

Ethan Lane · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21

Ethan Lane described the frustration felt by cattle producers over the administration's tariff decision.

“believes that it's a good idea or helpful for the supply.”

Ethan Lane · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21

Ethan Lane reported widespread skepticism among ranchers and state officials regarding the tariff pause.