# Will Ground Beef Get Cheaper? The Final Batch of Low-Tariff Beef Trimmings Opened Nov. 2 and Runs Through Nov. 30

> The third and final tranche of 100,000 metric tons of low-tariff imported lean beef trimmings opened Nov. 2, 2026, and runs through Nov. 30 or until filled. The extra quota comes from an Aug. 26 presidential proclamation that added 300,000 metric tons in three monthly batches, allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Retail ground beef prices dipped in September but remain well above a year earlier.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T18:07:18.077Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/80044-will-ground-beef-get-cheaper-the-final-batch-of-low-tariff-beef-trimmings
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Additional low-tariff trimmings imports add lean beef supply that processors blend into ground beef, which could weigh on beef prices at the margin. The effect appears limited so far, and the program ends in November.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2019-06-06 | [Ranchers In The U.S. And Mexico Hope Tariffs Don't Get In The Way Of Beef Market : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58565-ranchers-in-the-u-s-and-mexico-hope-tariffs-don-t-get-in-the-way-of-beef-market.md) | -0.0% | -3.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-05-23 | [Barley farmers say bumper crops and Chinese tariffs will leave them nowhere to sell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53077-barley-farmers-say-bumper-crops-and-chinese-tariffs-will-leave-them-nowhere-to.md) | +3.1% | -5.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2016-06-18 | [Beef producers will need to watch costs with market downturn – Wyoming Livestock Roundup](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9297-beef-producers-will-need-to-watch-costs-with-market-downturn-wyoming-livestock.md) | -3.6% | -5.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-11-28 | [Farm Safety Net Funds Approved and Trump Lifts Brazilian Tariffs - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21938-farm-safety-net-funds-approved-and-trump-lifts-brazilian-tariffs-ag-information.md) | +1.0% | +6.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-23 | [China to impose extra tariffs on U.S. soy, beef and pork](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57438-china-to-impose-extra-tariffs-on-u-s-soy-beef-and-pork.md) | +0.5% | -5.6% |

## Sources

- foodworldnews.com: https://www.foodworldnews.com/articles/81838/20261104/final-low-tariff-beef-import-batch-ground-beef-prices.htm

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