Gov. Tony Evers sent a letter urging President Donald Trump and the Trump Administration to back off on plans to import beef from Argentina and instead support American farmers, ranchers and producers.
This is the second letter Evers has sent, having previously sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins after the president first announced his plan to import beef from Argentina last fall.
President Trump signed a new executive order quadrupling the amount of beef imported into the U.S. from Argentina, increasing imports from the existing 20,000 to 80,000 metric tons. It is about an $800 million expense. Experts say the decision will not help the price of beef go down.
Livestock and meat are a $34 billion industry employing more than 43,000 people in Wisconsin.
