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Trump Rolls Back Tariffs On Dozens Of Food Imports. Here’s What Will Be Affected.

Trump Rolls Back Tariffs On Dozens Of Food Imports. Here’s What Will Be Affected.

<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> <br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div style&equals;"position&colon;relative">&NewLine;<p>President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Friday modifying his so-called reciprocal tariffs to specify that certain foods and agricultural products from countries around the world &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;will no longer be subject to those tariffs&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The White House <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;whitehouse&period;gov&sol;fact-sheets&sol;2025&sol;11&sol;fact-sheet-following-trade-deal-announcements-president-donald-j-trump-modifies-the-scope-of-the-reciprocal-tariffs-with-respect-to-certain-agricultural-products&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">announced<&sol;a> the move in a fact sheet&comma; which stated that the president is focused on &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;strengthening the U&period;S&period; economy&period;” The tariff rollback will apply to food items that are not grown or produced in the United States in &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;sufficient quantities&comma;” including beef&comma; coffee&comma; tea&comma; bananas&comma; oranges&comma; tomatoes&comma; and tropical fruits and fruit juices&comma; the White House said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Today’s Order follows the significant progress the President has made in securing more reciprocal terms for our bilateral trade relationships&comma;” the White House fact sheet stated&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;President Trump’s deals have had and will continue to have broad impacts on domestic production and the economy as a whole&comma; including enhanced market access for our agriculture exporters&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;dailywire&period;com&sol;news&sol;bessent-promises-major-food-import-moves-to-cut-grocery-prices-very-quickly&quest;author&equals;Zach&plus;Jewell&amp&semi;category&equals;News&amp&semi;elementPosition&equals;undefined&amp&semi;row&equals;0&amp&semi;rowType&equals;Vertical&plus;List&amp&semi;title&equals;Bessent&plus;Promises&plus;Major&plus;Food&plus;Import&plus;Moves&plus;To&plus;Cut&plus;Grocery&plus;Prices&plus;&percnt;E2&percnt;80&percnt;98Very&plus;Quickly&percnt;E2&percnt;80&percnt;99" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">hinted<&sol;a> at the move earlier this week&comma; promising that the Trump administration would make some big announcements &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;that will bring the prices down very quickly&period;” The administration has recently focused its attention on addressing Americans’ economic woes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>President Trump <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;washingtonexaminer&period;com&sol;opinion&sol;columnists&sol;3887760&sol;oval-office-interview-trump-make-things-less-expensive&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">told<&sol;a> The Washington Examiner in an interview on Friday that working to lower consumer and housing costs remains a central part of his agenda&period; Trump dismissed Democrats who have recently complained about an &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;affordability crisis&comma;” arguing that the economy has improved since he took office&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We’re working to make things less expensive&comma;” Trump said&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We’re cutting some prices very substantially&comma; but what is terrible is the Democrats have catchphrases&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;They came up with a soundbite&period; Affordability&period; Affordability&period; Well&comma; what we are doing is making things cost less&comma;” he added&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Earlier on Friday&comma; the White House announced &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;breakthrough trade deals” with Argentina&comma; Ecuador&comma; El Salvador&comma; and Guatemala that would help lower the prices of some food items&period; Under those deals&comma; the Trump administration is expected to lower tariffs on some food products&comma; which could lower the cost of items such as coffee and bananas&comma; according to a senior Trump administration official&comma; Reuters <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;reuters&period;com&sol;world&sol;us&sol;us-remove-tariffs-some-products-ecuador-argentina-guatemala-el-salvador-2025-11-13&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">reported<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Trump’s executive order marks a major turn in the president’s trade strategy&comma; but the White House maintains that Trump’s tariff policies are working for the American people&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;President Trump’s tariff policies have delivered significant and lasting wins for the American people through fair&comma; tough&comma; and strategic trade negotiations&comma; strengthening the U&period;S&period; economy and national security while breaking down unfair trade barriers that have harmed American workers for decades&comma;” the White House said&comma; adding&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Administration will continue to use all available tools to protect our national security&comma; advance our economic interests&comma; and uphold a system of trade based in fairness and reciprocity&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><br &sol;>&NewLine;<br &sol;><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;dailywire&period;com&sol;news&sol;trump-rolls-back-tariffs-on-dozens-of-food-imports-heres-what-will-be-affected">Source link <&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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