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Newest development Aug 27, 2026 · 4 reportsTariffs, the price of ground beef, and Donald Trump

President Donald Trump recently decided to import up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef tariff free over a 90-day period to reduce beef prices for consumers. The result was lower prices for cattle ranchers...

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  1. TCFA speaks on President Trump’s plan to import beef

    Headline from My High Plains ·

  2. Trump takes major action to slash soaring beef prices for US consumers

    Headline from FOX Business ·

  3. Newest

    Tariffs, the price of ground beef, and Donald Trump

    Headline from The Hill ·

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Reports & sources

21 articles, oldest first.

  1. Fox News

    Trump wants cheaper beef. Republicans in key races warn his plan goes too far (opens Fox News)

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    Senate Republicans, including Tom Cotton and Tim Sheehy, push back on Trump's plan to import 300,000 metric tons of foreign ground beef to lower prices.

  2. My High Plains

    TCFA speaks on President Trump’s plan to import beef (opens My High Plains)

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    President Donald Trump announced that his administration would allow 300,000 metric tons of ground beef to be imported and sold 25% below market value for the next 90 days without activating an "out of quota" tariff on Friday.

  3. News Nation Now

    Rancher: US Consumers won't see lower costs with imported beef (opens News Nation Now)

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    Ground beef stands at nearly $7 a pound as Trump prepares to import 300,000 metric tons of beef products.

  4. The Fence Post

    Farm leaders upset by Trump plan to import beef tariff-free (opens The Fence Post)

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    President Trump’s decision last week to allow 300,000 metric tons of ground beef to enter the country tariff-free for the next 90 days has upset farm leaders of all ideological stripes. On Truth Social, Trump...

  5. Washington Examiner

    Trump defends pause on beef tariffs: Prices are ‘coming down very rapidly’ (opens Washington Examiner)

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    President Donald Trump defended his decision to pause tariffs on some beef imports, even as Republicans criticize the decision. “Prices are coming down very rapidly, and now beef is starting to come down,” Trump told The Glenn Beck Program on Wednesday.

  6. FOX Business

    Trump takes major action to slash soaring beef prices for US consumers (opens FOX Business)

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    President Trump formally expanded the beef import quota by 300,000 metric tons as the White House looks to boost supplies and bring down elevated ground beef prices.

  7. FOX Business

    American ranchers face historic cattle shortage as Trump vows to lower beef prices (opens FOX Business)

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    President Donald Trump said he would waiver beef tariffs on imported ground beef for 90 days in an attempt to bring beef prices down and rebuild the U.S. cattle herd.

  8. Newsweek

    Map Reveals America's Top Beef Suppliers As Trump Signs Controversial Import Plan (opens Newsweek)

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    The price of ground beef has climbed 24 percent since President Trump returned to office last January.

  9. The Daily Signal

    In Effort to Boost Affordability, Trump Signs Proclamation Importing Foreign Beef (opens The Daily Signal)

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    President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Wednesday afternoon to increase foreign imports of beef in an effort to lower beef prices ahead of midterms. Trump is temporarily removing tariffs from 300,000 metric tons of imported lean beef trimmings for 90 days.

  10. Newsweek

    Farmers Association Demands Congress Investigate Trump Beef Deal ‘Betrayal’ (opens Newsweek)

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    President Trump says his plan to import 300,000 metric tons will "substantially lower the price of ground beef."

  11. The Hill

    Tariffs, the price of ground beef, and Donald Trump (opens The Hill)

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    Former President Trump's proposal to temporarily pause tariffs on imported ground beef aims to lower prices before the midterm elections, despite economic analysis suggesting the 25 percent price reduction claim is unrealistic and potentially harmful to domestic producers.

  12. KION Central Coast

    Trump is letting in 300,000 tons of beef duty-free. Don’t expect cheaper burgers (opens KION Central Coast)

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    By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is trying to make your hamburger cheaper, but his plan may not put much of a dent at the supermarket register. Last week, Trump signed an executive proclamation allowing 300,000 metric tons of beef to enter the US duty-free for 90 days starti…

  13. Washington Examiner

    Trump just made beef cheaper. Why is Thomas Massie angry? (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Last week, President Donald Trump made one of the greatest trade decisions of his administration: he got rid of a tariff. Trump is now allowing beef to be imported into the country without any monetary fine from the state. This will increase our beef supply and reduce the price we pay to acquire it.

  14. The Fence Post

    Remember ‘Farmers First’ President Trump (opens The Fence Post)

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    President Donald Trump recently decided to import up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef tariff free over a 90-day period to reduce beef prices for consumers. The result was lower prices for cattle ranchers...

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