Further Ensuring Affordable Beef for the American Consumer
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The action opened additional tariff-free access for Argentine beef while U.S. ranchers objected. The administration later acknowledged that prices remained elevated despite increased Argentine imports, but the cited evidence still does not isolate the quota's price effect or quantify harm to domestic producers.
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In a follow-up proclamation, Trump said the February action had increased Argentine beef imports, but that domestic supply contraction and growing demand were still producing elevated prices. He ordered a separate 300,000-metric-ton temporary in-quota increase for eligible lean beef from other countries while leaving the Argentina allocation in place.
Paragraphs 1-7 and clauses 1-8, especially paragraphs 2-5 and clauses 1-4Argentina Beef — Counterevidence · Counterevidence