U.S. beef producers are pressuring Trump to be able to export more.

The United States Meat Institute has asked the Donald Trump administration to maintain the momentum of the "America First" trade policy and advance the removal of barriers that continue to restrict U.S. exports of beef, pork, and poultry. In a document sent to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), within the scope of the "2026 National Trade Estimate Report," the entity listed a series of sanitary, tariff, and bureaucratic obstacles that, according to the sector, limit the growth of foreign sales, even after recent advances in Europe, the United Kingdom, and Southeast Asia. Julie Anna Potts, the Institute's president and CEO, highlighted in the document that the industry's export potential remains limited by unjustified sanitary barriers, prohibitive tariffs, tariff quotas, and onerous requirements for registration and approval of exporting plants. Among the main issues cited to the USTR, the Meat Institute mentioned China's failure to comply with ...