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Trump's beef tariff pause is rattling ranchers as U.S. midterms near

Cattle auction prices fell after the August order, and groups including the National Cattlemen's Beef Association opposed it

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President Donald Trump is facing anger from U.S. ranchers over his August announcement that duties on some imported beef would be suspended for 90 days, according to Al Jazeera. Prices at cattle auctions dropped after the announcement, and the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Farm Bureau all opposed the decision, Al Jazeera reported.

The order lifted duties on as much as 300,000 metric tons of lean beef trimmings brought in from abroad, a move meant to bring down ground beef prices, according to NPR. That volume is roughly 2% of all the beef........

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