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

From ABC Color · () Spanish

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  • President Donald Trump said 300,000 metric tons of beef imports intended to lower U.S. prices will come from Argentina and Brazil.
  • The tariff-free imports of lean beef trimmings will enter the United States between Sept. 1 and Nov. 30 and be blended with domestic beef for hamburgers.
  • The Agriculture Department said the temporary measure aims to offset a partial border closure affecting live cattle from Mexico because of screwworm.

The beef arriving in the United States to help bring down prices will come from Argentina and Brazil, Donald Trump said on Friday. The president identified the suppliers as he signed an executive order allowing ranch owners to carry out meat-processing operations.

The additional imports, which will enter without customs duties, were included in a presidential proclamation Trump signed on Aug. 26. The measure permits 300,000 metric tons of fresh or frozen lean beef trimmings to enter the country during a 90-day window from Sept. 1 to Nov. 30.

The imported meat is intended to be mixed with U.S. beef for hamburgers. Trump said the measure would reduce ground-beef prices by 25 percent. Until Friday, the U.S. government had not identified which countries would supply the additional volume.

The executive order also offered a clear gesture toward farmers and ranchers who have opposed tariff-free foreign beef imports. The Agriculture Department said the temporary arrangement seeks to compensate for the partial closure of the border to live cattle from Mexico, which remains in place because of a screwworm infestation.

It is coming from Argentina and it is coming from Brazil.

· Donald TrumpTrump identified Argentina and Brazil as the suppliers of the additional beef imports.
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