Donald Trump

President Donald Trump announced the beef-import plan on August 21, 2026, saying the imported product would be sold 25% below market prices. He declined to identify countries in his first response to reporters, then signed a proclamation on August 26 that increased the in-quota quantity for certain lean beef trimmings by 300,000 metric tons, divided into three monthly tranches. On September 4, he named Argentina and Brazil as sources. The proclamation assigned the added quota to “other countries or areas,” excluding countries with their own country-specific quotas from this extra allocation. It directed officials to monitor whether imports met the 25% discount condition and to notify him if they did not.

The Trump–Vance Inaugural Committee’s Federal Election Commission filing lists a $5 million donation received from Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation on January 2, 2025. Donald Trump and J.D. Vance are the named honorees. Pilgrim’s Pride is controlled through JBS, whose ultimate controlling shareholders are Joesley and Wesley Batista.

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Sources and Records

  1. White House: August 26, 2026 beef proclamation
  2. https://efe.com/economia/2026-09-04/trump-carne-importada-estados-unidos-rebajar-precios-argentina-brasil/
  3. https://apnews.com/article/e0e3dd60ae754d647527c7734a091edf
  4. Trump–Vance Inaugural Committee FEC filing
  5. Pilgrim’s Pride 2026 proxy: Batista ownership/control
  6. JBS 2025 SEC filing: subsidiary ownership
  7. Senator Warren: May 19, 2025 donation inquiry
  8. 11 CFR 110.20: foreign-national donations and political decisions
  9. https://www.ncba.org/news-media/news/details/50285/ncba-statement-on-president-trumps-truth-social-post
  10. https://uscattlemen.org/u-s-cattlemens-association-responds-to-latest-on-beef-prices/
  11. https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/jbs-coowner-lobbied-trump-to-lower-beef-import-tariffs-wsj-reports-4883419

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