密苏里州一名农民呼吁提高美国牛肉来源的透明度，而一名肯塔基州议员则敦促国会给当地规模较小的肉类加工商更多竞争空间。

众议员Thomas Massie（共和党-肯塔基州）在FOX Business主持人Cheryl Casone的《Mornings with Maria》节目中，讨论了牛肉价格上涨、进口牛肉以及他取消小型肉类加工商联邦限制的推动。

"There's only four meat processors there. Monopoly, oligarchy, if you want to call it. Some of them are foreign-owned, and they have been responsible for driving up the price of beef in the grocery store while the price of cattle remains low. You know, we've been talking about why people are attracted to socialism. The beef market is a good example of letting capitalism work when prices get high," Massie said.

Massie认为，肉类加工环节的瓶颈正在加剧这一问题，并呼吁国会推进PRIME Act。该法案将赋予各州更大权力，允许某些自我豁免认证设施加工的肉类在州内销售，而无需持续接受联邦检查。

"If you're a small processor, and you're only selling within your state, you don't need the federal government's permission to do that transaction," Massie said.

他还警告说，从海外增加牛肉进口，可能会让美国养牛者在未来盈利前景不明时，不愿重建牛群。

密苏里州农民Andy Kapp在爱荷华州Boone的Farm Progress Show上接受FOX Business记者Grady Trimble采访，讨论在成本持续高企之际，生产者面临的压力。

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" The economics of farming right now are tight and they continue to kind of grow that way. Current market conditions are helping, but you've got to be able to capture that and put a little more money in our pocket," Kapp said.

Kapp表示，他更倾向于购买本地牛肉，但他认为，如果更多进口牛肉进入美国市场，消费者应当知道其来源。

"There's give-and-take in every market. I'm not excited that we're bringing more imported product in, and I like to get mine local… But if we're gonna let that happen, let's have some country of origin labeling," Kapp said.

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Massie还呼吁恢复强制性的原产国标识，并敦促参议院在其版本的农业法案中纳入PRIME Act。

"The Senate needs to put the PRIME Act [in]," Massie said. "That's the real solution."