Mr. President,
The Big Four meatpackers—including Brazil’s JBS and Marfrig—control beef prices, not American cattle ranchers.
These global corporations have been making record profits off U.S. consumers while squeezing independent ranchers out of business.
Importing more beef will only make that worse.
We urge you to reinstate Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (MCOOL). Right now, millions of pounds of imported beef enter our market with no label at all, undercutting U.S. ranchers and misleading consumers.
You should also investigate the Big Four packers for price fixing. Two of them just settled a 2019 case after manipulating prices and cheating both ranchers and consumers.
Instead of forcing cattle prices down, let’s bring beef prices down—by tackling consolidation, enforcing antitrust laws, and restoring fair competition.
Ranchers need support to rebuild their herds—that’s how we truly increase beef supply and lower prices long-term.
After years of drought, high input costs, and selling into a rigged market, we deserve policies that strengthen rural America, not ones that reward foreign competitors and corporate monopolies.