White House plans to reduce barriers to beef imports in an effort to lower prices [View all]
Source: Politico
05/11/2026 02:05 PM EDT
Updated: 05/11/2026 02:45 PM EDT
President Donald Trump is planning to temporarily reduce tariffs on beef imports in an effort to reduce consumer prices, according to three people with knowledge of the plans. The president will sign two executive orders Monday afternoon to “address short-term supply issues in the U.S. beef market by expanding imports,” a White House official told POLITICO.
The beef tariffs will be suspended for 200 days, according to three other people familiar with the strategy. The move, which is likely to infuriate key Republican allies in the cattle industry, is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to address affordability concerns ahead of this year’s midterm elections. The Wall Street Journal first reported Trump’s plan.
Trump has been focused on the stubbornly-high cost of beef for months, holding private meetings with Cabinet officials and industry representatives at the White House to find solutions. The average price of a pound of ground beef is $6.70 as of March, up nearly 21 percent since the president took office.
Administration officials are looking to include some deregulatory actions and policy changes to cushion the shock to ranchers who are typically supportive of Trump and have benefited from the higher prices, according to the people, who were granted anonymity to discuss the plans that aren’t yet public.
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I guess the Argentina imports weren't enough?
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