President Trump pledged Friday to allow farmers and ranchers to process their own meat in a salvo aimed at the industry's four dominant meatpackers, calling them a "nasty Monopoly." Why it matters: The president is under pressure to help a constituency his own policies have squeezed — increasing farmers' costs while raising prices for consumers on products like beef.

The president announced that he is authorizing legal documents to be drawn up for farmers to process their own food

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins vows to cut red tape starting Monday, but leading beef organizations warn that bypassing federal meat inspections could jeopardize the global "gold standard" of U.S. food safety.

Trump says his administration will seek changes allowing farmers and ranchers to process their own meat as he targets consolidation.

President Trump took to social media early Friday morning to announce the authorization of allowing farmers and ranchers to process their own food. In his post, Trump said, “Ranchers and Farmers have always been

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Tyson Foods adjusts beef processing capacity as James Mitchell and Glynn Tonsor assess tight cattle supplies and demand.