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Trump says U.S. beef imports intended to lower prices will come from Argentina and Brazil

From El Deber · () Spanish

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  • President Donald Trump said the additional 300,000 metric tons of beef allowed into the United States will come from Argentina and Brazil.
  • The tariff-free imports, permitted from Sept. 1 to Nov. 30, will be blended with U.S. beef for hamburger production.
  • The Agriculture Department said the measure compensates for the partial suspension of live-cattle imports from Mexico because of screwworm, while Trump said it could cut ground-beef prices by 25%.

The beef coming into the United States to help bring down prices will come from Argentina and Brazil, Donald Trump said Friday, identifying the suppliers for an extraordinary import quota that Washington had not previously named.

The additional 300,000 metric tons of fresh or frozen lean beef trimmings can enter the country without tariffs between Sept. 1 and Nov. 30. The meat is intended to be mixed with domestic beef for hamburgers during the 90-day window.

Asked by reporters at the White House, Trump said, "It's coming from Argentina and it's coming from Brazil." He spoke at an event where he signed an executive order allowing ranch owners to carry out meat-processing operations as well, a clear gesture toward an agricultural sector unhappy about tariff-free foreign beef imports.

The measure formed part of a presidential proclamation Trump signed on Aug. 26. The president said it would reduce ground-beef prices by 25%. The Agriculture Department said the temporary import program seeks to make up for the partial closure of the border to live cattle from Mexico, which remains in place because of a screwworm outbreak.

It's coming from Argentina and it's coming from Brazil.

· Donald TrumpTrump identified the two countries supplying the additional tariff-free beef imports at a White House event.
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Originally published by El Deber in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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