White House plans to reduce barriers to beef imports in an effort to lower prices

[BumRushDaShow]

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.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/11/trump-executive-order-lower-beef-import-tariffs-00914323

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I guess the Argentina imports weren't enough?

[twodogsbarking]

1. Buy 'merican.

[erronis]

2. And if we don't all start eating cheap/rotten beef, we ain't patriotic.

Only in the brain of trump (and his tiny brain trust), would cheapening beef prices be a positive for most of us. In fact, many of us have gladly moved away from red meat consumption.

[EX500rider]

8. Define most of us

Roughly 80% to 89% of Americans include meat, including red meat, in their diets, with 98% of households purchasing it.

[GenThePerservering]

10. INCLUDING red meat

Not exclusively red meat.

Report from U of Tulane that only 12% of the population accounts for the consumption of 50% of beef - mostly older men.

https://sph.tulane.edu/how-mere-12-americans-eat-half-nations-beef-creating-significant-health-and-environmental-impacts

Fact is, youth is moving away from red meat.

[EX500rider]

11. However...

Nearly 70% of Americans eat beef at least once per week.

[GenThePerservering]

16. Now we're down to 70% OK.

[Prairie Gates]

3. "temporarily reduce tariffs on beef imports in an effort to reduce consumer prices"

So, uh, tariffs increase consumer prices, Politico?

Jesus and Mary Politico is such a MAGA organ:

"is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to address affordability concerns"

"Trump has been focused on the stubbornly-high cost of beef for months"

"Administration officials are looking to include some deregulatory actions and policy changes to cushion the shock to ranchers "

WHO WROTE THIS GARBAGE, STEPHEN MILLER?

What the actual fuck. At some point, will be simply agree that this is a RIGHT WING SOURCE??????

[slightlv]

4. After seeing the results of deregulation on everything it touched

in the 80's... I don't want my *food* deregulated in any way, shape, or form. I already don't trust these corporations or this administration to offer up what they say they're offering in the way of food. Deregulation will have us eating cat and dog food mixed in with ground hamburger, etc. Or, we'll all be eating horsemeat again.

Don't trust this administration where ANY safety or regulation is concerned... and I certainly don't trust the greedy conglomerates.

[hedda_foil]

9. Didn't the 80s deregulation produce Mad Cow disease?

[Lovie777]

5. Republicans can not govern...........................

they screw up the economy, rinse and repeat.

Democrats clean it up.......................

Republicans trash the economy, rinse and repeat.

[Ritabert]

6. It won't impact me. I haven't eaten beef in 30 years.

And I'm certainly not starting up with crappy imported beef.

[eppur_se_muova]

7. Those pesky inspections just slow things down, don't they ? nt

[Buddyzbuddy]

12. 200 days to reduce the price of beef just until

we have the midterms, then the prices can go back up. Kind of like removing gas taxes (temporarily). I wonder if he's going to push for lower interest rates just for 6 months. We know the board isn't going to go along.

Right now his whole life will evolve around the next 6 months.

[Randomthought]

13. Mad cow disease, anyone?

[Kaleva]

14. I buy yesterday's grind at $3.99 a pound

It’s hamburger mixed with steaks and roasts that needs to be sold fast.

[BaronChocula]

15. Thanks to Numnuts O'Stanky

the cost of shipping that imported beef will probably zero out the tariff reduction. Somewhat.

[Torchlight]

17. Gonna be tough for his trolls to tell us gas and meat are affordable

About as tough a row to hoe as telling us 'affordable' ain't a real word. Not a good look for trump and his wee goblins as Memorial Day rolls around and summer just around the corner.