{"id":572148,"date":"2025-11-15T14:11:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T14:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/572148\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T14:11:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T14:11:32","slug":"trump-signs-order-to-reduce-tariffs-on-beef-coffee-bananas-to-help-slash-us-grocery-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/572148\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump signs order to reduce tariffs on beef, coffee, bananas to help slash US grocery bills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

President Trump signed an order<\/a> on Friday reducing tariffs on goods including beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas, Bloomberg reports, to lower costs on some everyday goods that consumers are struggling with.<\/p>\n

The tariff cuts come alongside a series of new trade deals, which include framework agreements with Argentina, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Ecuador. Trump and top officials, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, have in recent days previewed broader tariff exemptions that could cut levies on popular foods.<\/p>\n

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer first mentioned the plan earlier Friday, saying it fit with Trump’s broader strategy.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow is the right time to, you know, to release some of these items the president said he was going to release,\u201d Greer said. \u201cThis is a natural outgrowth of exactly what the present signaled, and that\u2019s what he\u2019s doing today.\u201d<\/p>\n

The push to reduce<\/a> food prices comes after electoral wins for Democrats across a number of key state and local races where candidates stressed affordability concerns. Trump has also in recent days floated the possibility of a tariff “dividend” for many Americans.<\/p>\n

Trump recently acknowledged<\/a> that US consumers are “paying something” for his tariffs, the bulk of which face a looming verdict from the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

In a closely watched case, a majority of the justices \u2014 both the court’s three liberal-leaning justices, as well as three more conservative ones \u2014 offered skeptical questions regarding the president’s authority to impose his most sweeping duties. If the Supreme Court does not side with Trump, it’s widely expected that the administration will seek out alternative methods to carry out<\/a> the US trade agenda.<\/p>\n

Read more: What Trump’s tariffs mean for the economy and your wallet<\/a><\/p>\n