Coverage dated October 24, 2026 to October 26, 2026

Trump’s plan to import beef floundering

Headline from The Columbian

Halfway through President Donald Trump’s three-month gambit to import more ground beef to lower prices, little extra beef has been imported and prices have barely budged.

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The Columbian
Trump’s plan to import beef floundering (opens The Columbian)
Published Oct 24, 2026
The Columbian's feed description
Halfway through President Donald Trump’s three-month gambit to import more ground beef to lower prices, little extra beef has been imported and prices have barely budged.
Al Jazeera
Trump’s tariff pause angers some US ranchers, boosts Brazil beef imports (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Oct 25, 2026
Al Jazeera's feed description
Just as American cattle went to market, Trump's action added unease to an industry already facing uncertainty.
Quartz
Trump's beef tariff pause is rattling ranchers as U.S. midterms near (opens Quartz)
Published Oct 26, 2026
Quartz's feed description
Cattle auction prices fell after the August order, and groups including the National Cattlemen's Beef Association opposed it
Fortune
Trump promised 300,000 tons of beef imports at lower tariff rates to reduce grocery costs. Instead, shipments have lagged and prices haven’t budged (opens Fortune)
Published Oct 26, 2026
Fortune's feed description
“The simple assumption there was that if we can just increase supply of beef in the U.S., that should lower prices. Unfortunately, the beef industry is much more complex than that.”