Trump Targets Meat Industry Monopoly | Salt Lake City News

Salt Lake City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 29, 2026 · 1m

Trump’s latest move to deregulate meat processing could shake up the industry, as he vows to dismantle what he calls a “nasty monopoly” in beef processing—potentially slashing costs for consumers and empowering ranchers. Inspired by a conversation with Glenn Beck, who owns a ranch and champions deregulation, Trump plans to immediately explore changes to USDA inspection rules, which currently force even small operations to meet strict federal standards. This comes amid rising food prices and ahead of midterms, with a bipartisan PRIME Act already proposing similar local sales without federal…