Mike Rounds

“Our producers will compete all day long, but only if there is a level playing field. Beef prices will come down when American ranchers have a greater ability to supply more product.”

Mike Rounds · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22

Rounds argued that American producers can compete if there is a level playing field and that beef prices will fall when ranchers can supply more product.

“This instability harms hardworking American ranchers and consumers who want American-made beef,”

Mike Rounds · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22

Rounds continued his criticism, saying the instability from the import plan harms ranchers and consumers who want American-made beef.

“American cattle producers have been disadvantaged for far too long. What our market really needs is a stable, America-First national policy that promotes American beef rather than continuing to import foreign beef as a quick ‘fix.’”

Mike Rounds · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22

Sen. Mike Rounds criticized Trump's plan to allow tariff-free foreign beef imports, arguing American cattle producers need a stable America-First policy instead.

“Opening the market to even more foreign beef, which American consumers cannot differentiate because of current labeling rules, will only exacerbate the problem and hurt domestic producers,”

Mike Rounds · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22

Rounds warned that current labeling rules prevent consumers from distinguishing foreign beef, worsening the problem for domestic producers.

“This is the exact opposite approach we take compared to manufacturing, and it doesn’t make sense.”

Mike Rounds · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22

Rounds argued that the approach to beef imports contradicts the approach taken in manufacturing policy.