{"id":7451,"date":"2025-11-14T23:23:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T23:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/2025\/11\/14\/trump-drops-tariffs-on-beef-coffee-tropical-fruit-as-pressure-builds-on-consumer-prices-ap-news\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T23:23:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T23:23:51","slug":"trump-drops-tariffs-on-beef-coffee-tropical-fruit-as-pressure-builds-on-consumer-prices-ap-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/2025\/11\/14\/trump-drops-tariffs-on-beef-coffee-tropical-fruit-as-pressure-builds-on-consumer-prices-ap-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices &#8211; AP News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/author\/will-weissert\">                 <picture data-crop=\"60x60\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" ><source width=\"60\" height=\"60\" ><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Staff headshot of Will Weissert at the Associated Press bureau in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. (AP Photo\/Andrew Harnik)\"  width=\"60\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/418cdac\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/1500x1500+0+0\/resize\/60x60!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fe3%2F8e%2Fa073735b45a198ec3f917b8aeb41%2Fwill-headshot-web-size-will-weissert.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"> <\/picture>  <\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>                 <bsp-timestamp data-timestamp=\"1763161107000\" data-recent-thresholdinhours=\"1\">                     <template data-date-tpl>Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year]<\/template>                     <span data-date>\u00a0<\/span>                 <\/bsp-timestamp>             <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                       <bsp-page-actions>                                 <\/bsp-page-actions>                                                                    <\/div>\n<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 President <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/span> signed an executive order Friday to get rid of tariffs on a broad swath of commodities, including beef, coffee and tropical fruits. It\u2019s part of a response to pressure from consumers who complain prices are too high.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes after voters in off-year elections earlier this month cited <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-economy-election-democratic-wins-voter-discontent-e8e94eb6f2de702475875c1bbd80a89b\">economic concerns as their top issue<\/a><\/span>, resulting in big wins for Democrats in races in Virginia and New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>Trump slapped <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-tariffs-liberation-day-2a031b3c16120a5672a6ddd01da09933\">tariffs on most countries<\/a><\/span> in April. He and his administration have been long insisted that tariffs don\u2019t increase consumer prices, <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-new-tariffs-liberation-day-import-taxes-118d73f50e5133ef3d9598aed6661a6c\">despite economic evidence<\/a><\/span> to the contrary.<\/p>\n<p><span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-beef-justice-department-c6c57effee6ef1a8c1088d4e5edcc60a\">Record-high beef prices<\/a><\/span> have been a particular concern, and Trump has said he intended to take action to try to lower them. Trump\u2019s <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/brazil-lula-us-trump-tariffs-venezuela-cec9cf533a274c27831c5e27229a097c\">tariffs on Brazil<\/a><\/span>, a major beef exporter, have been a factor.<\/p>\n<p>The executive order also removes tariffs on tea, fruit juice, cocoa, spices, bananas, oranges, tomatoes and certain fertilizers. Some of the products covered aren\u2019t produced in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The president signed the executive order after announcing that the U.S. had reached <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-tariffs-argentina-ecuador-el-salvador-guatemala-f3b389b49aaa046767544c4857b41a87\">framework agreements<\/a><\/span> with Ecuador, Guatemala, El Salvador and Argentina designed to ease import levies on agricultural products produced in those countries. Trump suggested earlier this week that he\u2019d be lowering tariffs on coffee to help increase its importation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] \u00a0 WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday to get rid of tariffs on a broad swath of commodities, including beef, coffee and tropical fruits. It\u2019s part of a response to pressure from consumers who complain prices are too high. 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