U.S. Lean Trim Market: The Fresh and Frozen, Imperfect Substitutes

Why a tariff-free import window is unlikely to move domestic fresh prices much On August 26 the administration opened a 90-day window starting September 1 for 300,000 ton of tariff-free lean beef trim. The impact of this tariff relief is most likely to impact trade from South America , as other large importing countries, such as Australia already enter duty-free. It is meant to bring down the price of beef, and ranchers are not happy , convinced the imports will undercut them.