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- U.S. President Donald Trump announced a plan to import 300,000 metric tons of ground beef.
- Rep. Thomas Massie warned the import could cripple the domestic ground-beef industry.
- Ground beef prices rose from $5.10/lb in July 2023 to $6.89/lb in July 2026.
- Massie proposed rolling back federal health regulations and condemned the 2015 repeal of country-of-origin labeling.
- Critics allege the Trump administration caused a screwworm infestation by cutting monitoring programs.
