In South Dakota, Stockgrowers Association Executive Director Doris Lauing says importing Argentine beef won’t help American cattle producers. Still, it might prompt the implementation of mandatory country-of-origin labeling (MCOOL) for all beef.
Conversely, South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association President Warren Symens doesn’t think MCOOL would provide price relief in the retail meat case.
Ag groups aren’t the only people wanting more details from the President about his plan to buy some Argentine beef. Many U.S. Senators and Representatives do too. One of them is South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson.
Trump’s proposal to purchase some beef from Argentina comes after the U.S. gave that country a $20 billion financial bailout, a deal Argentina’s central bank said was signed on Monday (Oct. 20, 2025).
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Audio provided by Jody Heemstra, KGFX, Pierre, South Dakota
Audio with Doris Lauing (LAHW-ing), executive director of the South Dakota Stockgrowers Association, Warren Symens, president of the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association, and South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson
