Trump eases tariffs on ground beef imports for 90 days

AF Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-21 · 12:05 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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President Donald Trump announced on Friday that the United States will temporarily suspend tariffs on ground beef imports. For the next 90 days, up to 300,000 metric tonnes of ground beef can be imported without incurring out-of-quota tariffs. Trump stated this measure aims to lower prices for American consumers and support ranchers as the herd is rebuilt. He also mentioned a commitment to sell this imported beef at 25 percent below market prices. The article does not specify which countries will be exporting the beef.

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The announcement was made on President Trump's Truth Social platform.

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There is a commitment to sell the imported ground beef at 25 per cent below market prices.

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The move is intended to lower prices for American consumers.

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The United States will allow tariff-free imports of up to 300,000 tonnes of ground beef over the next 90 days.

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1-MIN READ1-MIN0ListenPublished: 8:05pm, 21 Aug 2026President Donald Trump announced on Friday the United States would allow tariff-free imports of up to 300,000 tonnes of ground beef over the next 90 days, in a bid to lower prices for American consumers with elections looming.“As we work to rebuild this herd and help our ranchers, for the next 90 days, the United States will allow up to 300,000 metric tonnes of product for ground beef to be imported with no out of quota tariff,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.01:16US slaps new tariffs ranging from 10-12.5% on 60 economiesThe president did not say which countries would be exporting the beef, but added that there was a commitment to sell the beef at 25 per cent below market prices.

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