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The White House has announced a broad rollback of tariffs on over 200 food and agricultural imports, effective retroactively from November 13, 2025. The measure covers products such as coffee, tea, tropical fruits (bananas, oranges, tomatoes), fruit juices, cocoa, spices, beef and certain fertilizers. Journal of Commerce+1
The move follows substantial progress in bilateral trade negotiations and framework agreements with countries including Argentina, Ecuador, Guatemala and El Salvador. These developments enabled the administration to exempt from the “reciprocal tariffs” policy products that are either not produced in sufficient volumes domestically or rely on foreign supply. The White House+1
Industry groups welcomed the decision as relief for supply-chain pressures and consumer cost concerns—especially given steep price increases in categories like beef, ground beef and coffee. Retailers and food-industry associations expressed hope that the tariff rollback will help moderate food price inflation. Reuters+1
Source: Journal of Commerce, “White House rolls back tariffs on broad list of food and ag imports” by Eric Johnson, published November 19, 2025. Link: https://www.joc.com/article/white-house-rolls-back-tariffs-on-broad-list-of-food-and-ag-imports-6116742
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