Trump Pivots Against Meat Processing
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said that he was preparing a legal order to allow farmers and ranchers to be given the right to process their own food aimed at breaking what he called "a nasty monopoly" among the nation's top processors.
A proposal to allow farmers and ranchers to process their own animals immediately drew criticism from agriculture groups over food safety concerns.
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Massie urges passage of PRIME Act following Trump move to ease meat processing restrictions
GOP Rep. Thomas Massie (Ky.) reupped his calls Friday for Congress to remove barriers for local meat processors after President Trump announced he would make it easier for ranchers to process their own food.
President Donald Trump has formally signed a proclamation temporarily lifting tariffs on some foreign imports of beef beginning Sept. 1, despite the firestorm of backlash he has received from farmers and Republican lawmakers over the action.