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Trump Waives Tariffs on 300,000 Tons of Lean Beef

9/10/2026

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Trump Waives Beef

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on September 9 2026 waiving tariffs on 300,000 metric tons of lean beef trimmings for 90 days.
The administration framed the waiver, mail-in voting order and ESA revisions as cost-of-living, regulatory-relief measures.
A federal judge temporarily blocked the mail-in voting executive order while reviewing its legality.
Save the Manatee Club sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over the ESA blanket 4(d) rule removal.

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Trump Waives Beef

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on September 9 2026 waiving tariffs on 300,000 metric tons of imported lean beef trimmings for 90 days.
Ranchers say the waiver threatens their livelihoods by depressing cattle prices and strengthening the market dominance of the Big Four meatpackers.
USDA’s monthly Cattle on Feed Report recorded the lowest July feedlot growth in 30 years.
Cattle futures fell roughly 20 percent from their June peak after the waiver was announced.

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Historical Context

When NAFTA took effect on January 1 1994, it removed tariffs on most U.S. agricultural goods, opening the Mexican market and helping U.S. meat producers become major exporters. The trade boost set a precedent that President Donald Trump invoked on September 9 2026, issuing a waiver that restored a 10 percent tariff exemption for beef trimmings, a move challenged by ranchers and the Save the Manatee Club.

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Trump Waives Beef

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on September 9 2026 waiving tariffs on 300,000 metric tons of lean beef trimmings for 90 days.
The administration framed the waiver, mail-in voting order and ESA revisions as cost-of-living, regulatory-relief measures.
A federal judge temporarily blocked the mail-in voting executive order while reviewing its legality.
Save the Manatee Club sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over the ESA blanket 4(d) rule removal.

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