{"id":611730,"date":"2026-09-25T21:06:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T21:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/611730\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T21:06:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T21:06:11","slug":"how-the-trump-administration-is-trying-to-bring-down-the-cost-of-beef-as-meat-reaches-a-record-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/611730\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Trump Administration Is Trying to Bring Down the Cost of Beef as Meat Reaches a Record High"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Beef has reached a record-high national average of $6.92 a pound, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a>, and as more Americans feel the pinch in their wallets, the Trump administration is trying to step in and bring costs down. <\/p>\n

According to the White House<\/a>, last month, President Donald Trump<\/a> issued a temporary order, effective September 1, expanding lower-tariff access for 300,000 metric tons of imported lean beef trimmings and increasing the amount of beef available on the market. <\/p>\n

While the order is being made to help herds rebuild their stock of cattle, it didn’t land well among the ranching community, with The Washington Post<\/a> reporting that both ranches and agricultural groups are frustrated over the 80-year-old president’s decision<\/a> to lift tariffs on hundreds of millions of pounds of foreign beef. <\/p>\n

And though bringing cheaper foreign beef to the market is a plus for the average grocery shopper, it also pushes cattle prices down, deterring American ranchers who need stronger prices to justify rebuilding the herd. <\/p>\n

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Amid the backlash, the Trump administration signed two more executive orders<\/a> on September 4, aimed at targeting challenges facing American ranchers at home, with the goal of strengthening the domestic beef industry while increasing competition in the market. <\/p>\n

The orders aim to cut red tape, allow more state-inspected meat to cross state lines and support smaller and regional processors, while modernizing inspections and giving ranchers more options to process and sell their beef. <\/p>\n

On September 16, the USDA took another step<\/a> towards easing the regulations ranchers in the U.S. face, announcing plans to help states launch or expand their own meat-inspection programs. <\/p>\n

But the measures are no guarantee that beef prices will fall at the grocery store. While increasing supply and processing capacity could bring costs down, the move comes at a time when Americans are also dealing with a major food-safety crisis. <\/p>\n

Just this summer alone, there have been a host of foodborne illness outbreaks, including E. Coli, Listeria, Salmonella and more, with the FDA issuing recalls<\/a> that raise questions about how to expand food production and competition while maintaining the safety standards consumers have relied on for years. <\/p>\n

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