US EditionTrump cuts tariffs on goods like coffee, bananas, and beef in bid to slash consumer prices
The order exempts 237 agricultural product classifications, aiming to lower prices after recent rises of up to 21% in coffee and 15% in beef, officials said.
- On Nov. 14, President Donald Trump signed an executive order retroactively lowering tariffs on beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas backdated to Nov. 13, the White House said.
- After Democrats won off‑year races over affordability, the administration said exemptions target items not produced domestically and follow negotiations with Argentina, Ecuador, Guatemala, and El Salvador.
- The exemptions cover dozens of goods, including coffee, tea, spices, bananas, avocados, mangoes, and beef, while U.S. Customs and Border Protection will process refunds under existing procedures.
- Consumers may see relief as grocery prices ease, with beef and veal prices up nearly 15% year-over-year, intensifying pressure on officials while Rep. Don Beyer warned tariffs raised costs.
- Marking a policy U‑turn, the administration reversed earlier positions by exempting foods following sweeping tariffs since January, while U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer touts frameworks with four Latin American countries and Switzerland.
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Tariffs: Will Trump’s reversal lower prices?
President Trump ran in 2024 on the promise that he’d tame prices. Now he has “finally admitted his tariffs do the opposite,” said Schuyler Mitchell in Mother Jones. Scrambling to tackle the affordability crisis that drove voters to Democrats in this month’s elections, Trump announced that he was exempting more than 200 agricultural imports—including staples like beef, coffee, and bananas—from the reciprocal tariffs he “proudly implemented in Apr…
Comment: Cheaper coffee, tomatoes small potatoes against inflation
HeraldNet.com HeraldNet.com - Everett and Snohomish County news from The Daily Herald in Everett, Washington The tariff rollbacks for some items make sense, but broader action is needed by Trump and Congress. Comment: Cheaper coffee, tomatoes small potatoes against inflation Wire Service
Trump repeals tariffs on some foods as Americans face high grocery prices
President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday rolling back tariffs on certain agricultural products, including beef, tomatoes and coffee. “Many of the announced trade deals and ongoing negotiations involve countries that produce substantial volumes of agricultural products that are not grown or produced in sufficient quantities in the United States,” the White House said in a document circulated to reporters about the order. Friday’s a…
Donald Trump announced, Friday, the elimination of customs duties on more than 200 food products, including some basic products such as coffee, beef, bananas and potatoes, on the basis of the growing consumer concerns...
Trump Flip-Flopping as Tariffs Raise Grocery Prices
King Don now admits in policy that his tariffs raise Americans’ grocery prices: President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order exempting a range of food imports — including coffee, beef and bananas — from his reciprocal tariff policies. The White House said the president had “determined that certain agricultural products shall no longer be subject to the reciprocal tariffs.” Among the items being exempted are coffee, tea, tropical f…
Trump backed down by removing duties on a number of goods in order to lower domestic prices in the United States: EADaily
EADaily, November 15th, 2025. Due to rising prices in the US domestic market, President Donald Trump has issued an executive order canceling many of his own so-called "reciprocal" tariffs on a wide range of goods.
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