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- President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on certain beef tariffs, lowering import costs.
- Cattle auction prices fell sharply, cutting ranchers’ profits as they readied cattle for market.
- United States Cattlemen’s Association, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and Farm Bureau opposed the pause.
- America’s cattle herd is near its smallest size since 1951, with ranch numbers also falling.
