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Trump lifts tariffs on 300K tons of ground beef and commits to 25% price drop

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 696 words · By Taylor Herzlich
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Trump lifts tariffs on 300K tons of ground beef and commits to 25% price drop See more of our coverage in your search results.

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What happened

Trump lifts tariffs on 300K tons of ground beef and commits to 25% price drop See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google President Trump announced plans to lift tariffs on beef imports for 90 days as he attempts to crack down on soaring grocery bills.

Common ground

In a Friday morning Truth Social post, Trump said he would allow up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef to come into the country tariff-free – blaming former President Biden for the US’ shrinking herd levels, which have fallen to a 75-year low.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Scapegoating: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 17 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Anything above that specific quota faces a steep 26.4% tariff, according to the US Department of Agriculture.”
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The provided evidence mentions USDA forecasts and general tariff concerns, but none of the sources explicitly confirm the specific '26.4% tariff' figure.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Countries regulate the marketing and sale of beef by observing criteria of cattle carcasses at the abattoir (slaughterhouse) and classifying the carcasses. This classification, sometimes optional, can…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beef_carcass_classification
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A hardiness zone is a geographic area defined as having a certain average annual minimum temperature, a factor relevant to the survival of many plants. In some systems other statistics are included in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardiness_zone
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an executive department of the United States federal government that aims to meet the needs of commercial farming and livestock food production, p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Ag…
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Claim 2: “Trump also pushed the Department of Justice to launch an antitrust probe into the nation’s largest meatpackers”
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Claim 3: “Roast beef prices are 13.5% higher over the past year and steaks cost 9.6% more, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.”
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The evidence mentions steak prices surging 16% according to BLS, but does not confirm the specific figures of 13.5% for roast beef or 9.6% for steaks.
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web search NEUTRAL — The increase was not limited to ground beef. The average price of all uncooked beef steaks surged 16% from a year earlier to $12.80 per pound, marking the second-highest level on record, BLS data show…
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/us-ground-beef-steak-price…
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web search NEUTRAL — 6:13. steak gets tricked by how to basic.. Steak CLIPS230K views • 1 year agoLivePlaylist ()Mix (50+). Roasting Cringe TikTok Spice Kings (LukeDidThat). 7-ElevenZ.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF2yOykINO4
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web search NEUTRAL — Shopping on this site is not currently available in your country. Due to import/export restrictions, we do not market nor ship our products outside the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and the U.S.…
https://www.omahasteaks.com/
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Claim 4: “Trump said he would allow up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef to come into the country tariff-free”
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Multiple independent sources, including KNEB-AM and other news reports, specifically mention the figure of 300,000 metric tons of tariff-free ground beef.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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Claim 5: “The current tariff quotas on beef... place a tax of 4.4 cents per kilogram on a limited number of imports for each country.”
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While web search results discuss tariffs and a difference of $1.80 per kg, they do not explicitly confirm the specific '4.4 cents per kilogram' tax figure across multiple independent sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — For beef valued around $7 per kilogram, that difference can exceed $1.80 per kilogram in tariff costs. As a result, suspending quantitative TRQ limits would significantly reduce the effective tariff b…
https://www.fb.org/intel/markets/relaxing-beef-import-quotas…
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web search NEUTRAL — US beef imports are projected at 6.06 billion pounds this year, up 12.5 percent; imports from Brazil rose from 690.5 million pounds in 2024 to 931.4 million in 2025. Exports went the other way — beef …
https://ediblearia.com/2026/09/18/imported-beef-trimmings-wh…
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web search NEUTRAL — The U.S. imposes tariffs on imported beef beyond a certain quota limit for individual countries.“For beef valued around $7 per kilogram, that difference can exceed $1.80 per kilogram in tariff costs,”…
https://www.pmifoods.com/en/trump-to-allow-import-of-300000-…
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Claim 6: “In July, ground beef cost $6.89 a pound – a 10% jump from the previous year and 57% higher over the past five years, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.”
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Two independent sources (NewsOn6 and a TikTok news summary) explicitly cite the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis stating ground beef averaged $6.89 per pound in July, a 57% increase over five years.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City is one of the twelve Federal Reserve Banks of the United States. It is responsible for the Tenth District of the Federal Reserve System, which encompasses Color…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Federal Reserve Notes are the currently issued banknotes of the United States dollar. The United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing, within the Department of the Treasury, produces the notes unde…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The structure of the Federal Reserve System is unique among central banks in the world, with both public and private aspects. It is described as "independent within the government" rather than "indepe…
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Claim 7: “Prior to the temporary ban, Mexico was sending about 1 million cattle to the US each year.”
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Claim 8: “Last month, the Department of Agriculture announced it would reopen ports along the southern border to Mexican cattle.”
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Claim 9: “Last week, Tyson announced it is shutting down a major beef processing plant in Illinois – its second closure so far this year.”
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Claim 10: “At the start of this year, the US recorded about 86.2 million cattle and calves – its smallest herd since the 1950s, according to the Department of Agriculture.”
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Claim 11: “announced plans to provide a $500 million lifeline for smaller meatpacking firms.”
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Claim 12: “In February, he signed an executive order to boost imports from Argentina by 80,000 metric tons.”
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The search results returned for this claim are completely irrelevant, discussing 'Power Query' and Wikipedia disambiguation pages rather than executive orders or Argentina beef imports.
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 20, 2026 · Découvrez comment vous connecter à des données, les transformer et parcourir l’interface utilisateur de l’éditeur Power Query.
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Claim 13: “Americans are expected to consume about 29 billion pounds of beef this year, according to government data.”
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Claim 14: “President Trump announced plans to lift tariffs on beef imports for 90 days”
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Multiple independent web sources (South Florida Reporter, NewsOn6, and other news reports) confirm that President Trump announced a 90-day suspension of tariffs on imported ground beef.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Tr…
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Claim 15: “US’ shrinking herd levels, which have fallen to a 75-year low”
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The provided Wikipedia results are generic entries for 'Supreme Court', 'United States', and 'Us' and do not contain any information regarding cattle herd levels or 75-year lows.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over s…
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Claim 16: “an outbreak of a flesh-eating parasite known as the New World Screwworm in Mexican cattle herds, which forced the US to pause imports in November 2024.”
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Claim 17: “In 2024, drought levels hit a nationwide record, critically impacting regions across the southwest and Northern Plans, according to government data.”
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