Trump is breaking from his “America First” trade agenda and feuding with some of his most loyal supporters in a fight over U.S. beef prices.

Trump has centered his economic agenda on reducing the U.S.’s reliance on cheaper foreign products and boosting domestic production of goods and food. But his plan to boost imports of Argentinian beef while urging American suppliers to lower their prices marks a sharp departure from his platform.

The dispute is threatening Trump’s long-standing support from agriculture groups and workers, who stood by the president during his first term despite the backlash they faced from his trade agenda.

  • NιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ@lemmy.world
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    15 hours ago

    Impossible beef has a lower environmental impact compared to beef, using approximately 96% less land, 87% less water, and generating 89% fewer greenhouse gas emis

    This comes from the company itself, so I don’t know how accurate it is, but I’m curious as to what makes you say it’s horrible for the environment? Raising livestock is one of the biggest environmental impactors we have.

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        3 hours ago

        if i reach the top of the food chain (like food, not finance or politics. via eating one of everything edible and a few things that aren’t) does that give me the environmental footprint of the entire planet?

        just wanting to know for bragging rights.