Minnesota cattle farmers criticize Trump’s plan to waive higher beef tariffs in effort to lower prices

Photo: Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House – May 22, 2025. Photo credit: Official White House photo by Abe McNatt via Flickr. US government work. Article by Esme Murphy. CBS News – August 24, 2026.

President Trump is taking action to lower people’s grocery bills. But some cattle farmers, including those in Minnesota and Wisconsin, are furious. The CBS News price tracker shows the price of ground beef has gone from an average of $5.55 a pound in January to $6.89 a pound now. That’s up more than 10% since last year. Consumer Courtney Estenson told WCCO the rise in the price of beef has her seeking other options while shopping. […]

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