“We
would buy some beef from Argentina,” he told reporters aboard
Air Force One during a flight from Florida to Washington. “If we
do that, that will bring our beef prices down.”
Trump promised earlier this week to address the issue as part of
his efforts to keep inflation in check.
U.S. beef prices have been stubbornly high for a variety of
reasons, including drought and reduced imports from Mexico due
to a flesh-eating pest in cattle herds there.
Trump has been working to help Argentina bolster its collapsing
currency with a $20 billion credit swap line and additional
financing from sovereign funds and the private sector ahead of
midterm elections for his close ally, President Javier Milei.
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