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                    "Cattle are pictured on Shady Acres Farm in this 2024 Dispatch file photo published in Progress magazine. President Donald Trump announced plans Friday for the United States to import 300,000 metric tons of beef with lower tariffs in an effort to cut consumer prices, leaving Golden Triangle producers questioning what it will mean for their market. Dispatch file photo\t\n\t\t\tGolden Triangle cattle producers aren\u2019t quite sounding the alarm over the Trump Administration\u2019s decision to increase foreign beef imports. But they are watching the markets and wondering what the move might mean for the future of an already shrinking cattle herd.\nThat herd, according to data released in January by the United States Department of Agriculture, totaled 86.2 million head last year \u2013 the lowest inventory since 1951.\nStill, John Elliott, who has farmed cattle in Clay County for more than 50 years and serves as the Area 4 vice president for the Mississippi Cattlemen\u2019s Association, does not expect the federal decision to majorly impact the cattle market.\n\u201cI don\u2019t feel like it\u2019s going to wreck the market,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be little blips on a radar screen.\u201d\nPresident Donald Trump on Friday announced plans on social media for the United States to import 300,000 metric tons of beef with lower tariffs in an effort to lower prices for consumers.\n\u201cWe have a commitment that this beef will be sold at 25 percent below current market prices,\u201d Trump wrote in the post to Truth Social. \u201cThis deal will reduce prices for Americans while giving space for our Great American Beef Herd to grow again.\u201d\nBrandi Bourg Karisch, who operates MBK Cattle in Starkville with her family, isn\u2019t so sure the policy will aid in building the herd. Cattle producers are already facing high input costs.\n\u201cI mean, diesel is expensive,\u201d she said. \u201c\u2026 So filling trucks and tractors and those types of equipment is expensive. Fertilizer is expensive. Everything\u2019s expensive. So it\u2019s not something that\u2019s encouraging us to want to have the capacity to be able to grow.\u201d\nKarisch, who is also a beef cattle specialist for Mississippi State University Extension Service, expects the biggest immediate impact on producers lies in the market volatility sparked by the announcement.\n\u201cWe\u2019ve seen, since the announcement was made last Friday, the local markets have dropped a little bit this week,\u201d she said. \u201c\u2026 Whenever there is uncertainty, like any type of market on any commodity, they react. Prices fluctuate on political announcements, essentially. So that\u2019s what we saw here locally in the state, and prices were lower than what they were for the same cattle.\u201d\nAt Cattlemens Stockyard in West Point, feeder steers sold for $10 to $20 lower per hundredweight than last week while feeder heifers averaged between $15 to $20 lower per hundredweight, according to the Mississippi Department of Agriculture\u2019s market news report for Aug. 24 \u2013 a drop of 3-7%.\nStill, Elliott feels the recent decline is more of a short-term reaction than a sign of a collapsing market.\n\u201cThey\u2019re down some, but (cattle sold over the weekend) still brought a darn, darn good price than we\u2019ve been getting most of our lives,\u201d he said. \u201cSo we\u2019re not complaining.\u201d\nPrice pressure\nWhile he acknowledged pressure on consumers from high beef prices, Marcus Swentkofske, co-owner of Shady Acres Farm in West Point, took issue with the federal decision. Lowering beef prices at \u201cthe expense of the \u2026 American cattle farmer,\u201d he said is not the way to do it.\n\u201cWe share the concerns with the consumer because prices have gone up for producers as well, but the way to address that is to invest more in the American Cattle herd, make sure that we can grow and invest in our cow-calf producers,\u201d he said. \u201cIf we can (do that) and produce more cattle domestically, that\u2019ll certainly lead to a better outcome for everyone in the United States.\u201d\nShady Acres is a grass-fed beef operation that sells directly to customers, as opposed to commercial operations, which sell into the broader cattle market. While the federal decision has sparked more interest in the farm\u2019s domestic product, Swentkofske worries cheaper imported beef could eventually make it harder for his operation to compete.\n\u201cI\u2019ve gotten a lot of people who have specifically said they\u2019re seeking me out because I\u2019m an American cattle farmer,\u201d Swentkofske said. \u201c\u2026 They\u2019re telling me that the meat they\u2019re getting at Kroger or other similar large box stores just isn\u2019t quite the same. So I\u2019m happy to be providing what I can, but if we\u2019re going to import cheap beef from somewhere else, it could price me out and make it difficult for me to do what I\u2019m doing.\u201d\nIn Caledonia, Mitch Bulley, owner of butcher shop Bulley\u2019s Lodge, said he\u2019s fielded a few concerns from customers since the announcement was made.\nLikewise, Bulley has been meeting with staff to ensure they\u2019re ready to reassure customers that the shop will continue purchasing only USDA-inspected beef.\n\u201cI think it\u2019s a bad thing for our local and national American beef farmers,\u201d he said. \u201cBut at the same time, I do think \u2026 it could turn into a good thing for small, specialty shops like us who people know they can trust to carry that American beef (and) \u2026 be very transparent with where everything comes from.\u201d\nThose customer relationships could be strengthened through this, Bulley said, but the potential benefit doesn\u2019t erase pressures consumers are facing from high prices.\n\u201cBut at the same time, I do understand where people are coming from,\u201d he said. \u201cMe and you are not immune to the effects that these high grocery prices have, and when there\u2019s no real end in sight, I get why budget conscious people would want some sort of relief. Whether this is the right way to do it or not is yet to be seen.\u201d\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tMcRae is a general assignment and education reporter for The Dispatch.\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n      \n      \n        Quality, in-depth journalism is essential to a healthy community. The Dispatch brings you the most complete reporting and insightful commentary in the Golden Triangle, but we need your help to continue our efforts. In the past week, our reporters have posted 42 articles to cdispatch.com. Please consider subscribing to our website for only $2.30 per week to help support local journalism and our community.\n      \n    \n\n\t\t\t\n      \n      \n        Quality, in-depth journalism is essential to a healthy community. The Dispatch brings you the most complete reporting and insightful commentary in the Golden Triangle, but we need your help to continue our efforts. In the past week, our reporters have posted 42 articles to cdispatch.com. 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