Ranch Group Applauds Legislation to Reform Tariffs & Quotas Affecting US Cattle and Sheep Producers

Today [June 25, 2026], U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., introduced the Home Market Restoration Act of 2026, legislation that would establish tariff-rate quotas for import-sensitive agricultural products, including lamb, live cattle and beef, as well as shrimp, crawfish, catfish, rice, honey and goat meat.

The United States established very low tariffs on livestock and meat imports in the 1930s and has not adjusted them for inflation since that time. In addition, numerous countries now have tariff-free access to the United States through...

CASE Urges Beef Executive Order to Ban Brazil's Bad Actors from US Market to Help Lower Prices

Consumer Action for a Strong Economy (CASE) today lauded President Trump's bold plan to make beef affordable again and deliver American families the meaningful relief they deserve in a fact sheet, Trump's Bold Move to Save the U.S. Beef Market.

The Trump Administration's planned Executive Order suspending tariff-rate quotas on beef imports for 200 days will be critical to helping to lower beef prices for Americans. Despite this effort, some in the U.S. cattle sector and in Congress panned the move.

"Ground beef prices have increased 72% since 2020, putting a staple American grocery item at risk of becoming a luxury purchase...

R-CALF USA Statement on Suspension of Tariff Rate Quotas for Beef

The White House today [May 11, 2026] announced a 200-day suspension of certain tariff-rate quotas for beef, a move that is expected to increase imports of foreign beef into the United States at a time when the U.S. cattle herd has already declined to historically low levels.

Tariff-rate quotas are a means of limiting the quantity of foreign beef by establishing country-specific annual quantity limits and charging a higher tariff rate above those limits to discourage further imports. The purpose of the tariff rate quota system for beef is to sustain and protect domestic beef production from...

Brazil Reaches 50% of China Beef Safeguard Quota As Of May 9, 2026

Beef imported from Brazil under China’s safeguard framework reached 50% of the volume stipulated in Announcement No. 87 of 2025 as of May 9, according to a notice published on China International Trade Single Window, citing China’s General Administration of Customs. The update does not trigger an immediate tariff change, as the additional 55% tariff will only apply from the third day, inclusive, after imports reach 100% of the stipulated quantity.

The announcement confirmed the fast pace of Brazil’s quota usage this year. Based on Brazil’s 2026...

A‑EU FTA Delivers Worst Ever Free Trade Agreement for Australian Red Meat Industry to Date

The Australian red meat industry says the Federal Government has badly let the sector down, signing an extremely disappointing free trade deal with the European Union that falls far short of what Australia needed and expected.

Australia’s red meat industry is devastated that the Federal Government signed an FTA that falls well short of delivering a significant increase in market access, despite repeatedly indicating it would not sign a bad deal.

While the incremental increase in quota access has been noted, the outcome is...