Trump signs order quadrupling Argentina beef import quota to 80,000 tons

President Trump signed an executive order on October 19, 2025, quadrupling Argentina's tariff-rate quota for beef imports from 20,000 to 80,000 metric tons annually, all allocated to Argentina at a reduced tariff rate versus the standard 26.4 percent. The order was designed to lower U.S. consumer beef prices, which had risen approximately 14 percent over the prior year. The tariff-rate quota expansion was structured so that imports up to 80,000 metric tons would enter at a preferential rate, with the standard 26.4 percent tariff applying above that threshold.