• Arizona agricultural groups oppose beef imports from Argentina • Low cattle herds and drought cause market interference concerns, high prices • The US Department of Agriculture plans to lower prices by increasing grazing allotments nationwide

A couple of Arizona’s agricultural groups are calling on the federal government to reconsider its plan to import beef from Argentina in an effort to lower prices.

The Arizona Farm Bureau and the Arizona Cattle Growers’ Association have raised concerns that the proposal could cause market interference at a time when cattle herds are at historically low levels and ranchers are contending with drought, high feed and supply costs, and low crop prices, according to the groups.

The organizations have joined other agricultural groups and lawmakers a

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