Trump announces temporary tariff relief on ground beef imports
The 90-day import waiver is meant to cut grocery costs, but cattle groups warn it will deepen pressure on a shrinking U.S. herd.
- President Donald Trump announced a 90-day plan allowing up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef to be imported into the US tariff-free, with prices set 25% below the market rate, aiming to reduce grocery costs and help rebuild the American beef herd.
- Trump cited declining domestic cattle supplies and high beef prices as reasons for this temporary tariff relief to support herd rebuilding and benefit American consumers.
- The National Cattlemen's Beef Association and some GOP lawmakers criticized the plan, saying it risks harming American ranchers, destabilizing the market, and undermining long-term herd growth.
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Politicians, industry leaders have beef with Trump over import announcement
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Friday that his administration will allow more beef to be temporarily imported into the U.S. without triggering higher tariffs, which drew swift pushback from cattle producers and conservative rural-state Republicans.
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