{"id":2647994,"date":"2026-08-21T18:39:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T22:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-announces-deal-to-substantially-lower-the-price-of-ground-beef\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T18:46:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T22:46:14","slug":"trump-announces-deal-to-substantially-lower-the-price-of-ground-beef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-announces-deal-to-substantially-lower-the-price-of-ground-beef\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Announces Deal to &#8216;Substantially Lower the Price of Ground Beef&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-announces-deal-to-substantially-lower-the-price-of-ground-beef%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2647994&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump announced a deal aimed at lowering the price of ground beef in the United States by easing beef tariffs to facilitate increased imports from abroad. This initiative comes as beef prices remain near record highs, with Trump stating it will substantially reduce costs for American consumers and support the rebuilding of the domestic beef herd. The agreement includes allowing an additional 300,000 metric tons of ground beef to be imported without facing out-of-quota tariffs and promises to sell imported beef at 25% below current market prices. Despite these benefits, some U.S. cattle producers and representatives from cattle-producing states criticized the move,arguing it could harm domestic ranchers who have long struggled against large meatpacker monopolies. The recent spike in beef prices, which have increased by nearly 57% over five years, has prompted government action aimed at improving affordability while also attempting to rebuild the nation&#8217;s cattle supply.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump on Friday announced a deal aimed at lowering the price of ground beef for American shoppers by easing beef tariffs to import more from abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Trump made the announcement on the  social media platform as beef prices remain near record highs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, I concluded a deal to substantially lower the price of ground beef for working American families,\u201d Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117133120342300539\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs everyone knows, under President Biden, beef prices soared at their fastest rate and the American beef herd fell to its smallest size in modern history.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udd34President Trump just announced a deal to substantially lower the price of ground beef for American families. . The move aims to give relief at the grocery store while the American beef herd rebuilds. Another concrete step to bring costs down for working families. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9pYC5VJYp2\">pic.twitter.com\/9pYC5VJYp2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From  (@TrumpDailyPosts) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/2090832046314996086?\">August 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump wrote that an additional 300,000 metric tons of ground beef will be allowed to be imported into the country without facing an \u201cout-of-quota tariff.\u201d An \u201cout-of-quota\u201d tariff is an added charge the federal government places on some goods when their imports exceed allowed levels.<\/p>\n<p>For beef, quota limits vary with individual countries, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/08\/21\/trump-ground-beef-import-tariff.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump did not identify the countries or exporters he was dealing with. However, he wrote there is also a commitment that the imported beef will be sold \u201c25 percent below current market prices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis deal will reduce prices for Americans while giving space for our Great American Beef Herd to grow again,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p>However, U.S. cattle producers and elected officials representing cattle-producing states were not happy with Trump\u2019s move, according to CNBC.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Tim Sheehy, a Montana Republican, took to the social media platform X to criticize the action.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I\u2019ve advised President Trump against this course of action for a year because American ranchers have been struggling against the packer monopoly for decades, and this will further harm them \u2013 most of whom are MAGA Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>The President\u2019s heart is in the right place on\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CitifFJr8R\">https:\/\/t.co\/CitifFJr8R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tim Sheehy (@TimSheehyMT) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TimSheehyMT\/status\/2090816286771085634?\">August 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve advised President Trump against this course of action for a year because American ranchers have been struggling against the packer monopoly for decades, and this will further harm them \u2013 most of whom are MAGA Republicans,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The move is intended to lower costs for consumers facing historically high beef prices.<\/p>\n<p>On Aug. 12, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis <a href=\"https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/series\/APU0000703112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a> that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-signs-executive-order-quadrupling-beef-imports-from-argentina\/\" title=\"... signs executive order quadrupling ... imports from Argentina\">ground beef averaged <\/a>.89 per pound in July,\u00a0a 57 percent increase from five years earlier.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >federal price chart shows ground beef averaged <\/a>.96 per pound 10 years ago. The price surged to $4.74 per pound during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-2020.<\/p>\n<p>By the end of that summer, the average had fallen to $3.95 per pound.<\/p>\n<p>Prices then rose steadily, climbing fast under the administration of former President Joe Biden and reaching $6.89 per pound average this month.<\/p>\n<p>The same Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis data show beef prices took from 1984 to 2011 to double.<\/p>\n<p>CBS News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-waives-ground-beef-import-tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> ground beef prices rose 9 percent in July from a year earlier.<\/p>\n<p>The Agriculture Department said Trump\u2019s action to ease tariffs will \u201chelp address the affordability of beef.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The department also said Trump is cutting regulations for farmers and ranchers while rebuilding the nation\u2019s cattle supply.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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