# Trump admin’s tariff-free beef imports haven’t lowered prices much

> The Trump administration’s executive order allows tariff-free imports of up to 300,000 metric tons of beef from Argentina in an effort to reduce high US beef prices. Farm Action says imports have used less than the available quota so far: just under 38% of the first 100,000-ton allocation in the initial 30 days, followed by about 30% of the next allocation over 60 days.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-11T15:19:41.354Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/93750-trump-admin-s-tariff-free-beef-imports-haven-t-lowered-prices-much
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

The limited use of the quota means the policy has added less imported beef supply than its maximum allows, limiting downward pressure on US beef prices. More imports could weigh on US cattle prices if volumes increase, while the current pace offers only modest supply relief.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2024-09-10 | [U.S. beef exports lower as cattle prices turn negative](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28245-u-s-beef-exports-lower-as-cattle-prices-turn-negative.md) | +0.3% | +4.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-10-21 | [Why cattlemen say Trump talk of Argentine beef imports is no solution](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22364-why-cattlemen-say-trump-talk-of-argentine-beef-imports-is-no-solution.md) | -3.1% | -7.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-11-24 | [Export beef trade starts to react to Trump’s surprise Brazil tariff decision - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6072-export-beef-trade-starts-to-react-to-trump-s-surprise-brazil-tariff-decision.md) | -3.1% | +4.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-04-03 | [Beefed-up tariffs leave global protein markets in a stew](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25246-beefed-up-tariffs-leave-global-protein-markets-in-a-stew.md) | -2.0% | +0.8% |
| 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% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-09-10 | [U.S. beef exports lower as cattle prices turn negative](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28245-u-s-beef-exports-lower-as-cattle-prices-turn-negative.md) | +1.5% | +4.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-10-21 | [Why cattlemen say Trump talk of Argentine beef imports is no solution](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22364-why-cattlemen-say-trump-talk-of-argentine-beef-imports-is-no-solution.md) | -7.4% | -8.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-11-24 | [Export beef trade starts to react to Trump’s surprise Brazil tariff decision - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6072-export-beef-trade-starts-to-react-to-trump-s-surprise-brazil-tariff-decision.md) | +2.2% | +10.3% |

## Sources

- radio.kttz.org: https://radio.kttz.org/2026-11-11/trump-admins-tariff-free-beef-imports-havent-lowered-prices-much

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