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President Trump on Friday took to social media to pitch an idea to expand local rancher processing to counter the influence of major packers on the industry. Trump's comments come after he received backlash this week over his plan to expand beef imports.
Farm groups expressed disappointment after a ruling in the U.S. District Court of Eastern California could force the Labor Department to recalibrate wages for farm workers. The department changed the Adverse Effect Wage Rate last year, reducing farmer pay to migrant workers by an estimated $2.46 billion.
The presidents of the American Farm Bureau Federation, Livestock Marketing Association, National Cattlemen's Beef Association and U.S. Cattlemen's Association co-signed a letter to Trump challenging the value of flooding the market with discounted foreign beef, stating that it is not the way to rebuild the domestic cattle herd.
