Will the newest plan to remove tariffs on beef imports help or hurt U.S. ranchers

NPR | By Erika Ryan,

Ailsa Chang, Jeanette Woods

Published August 24, 2026 at 5:17 PM EDT

Oren Lesmeister, a fifth-generation cattle rancher in South Dakota, reacts to the announcement of 300,000 metric tons of beef being imported to the US in an attempt to lower beef prices.

Erika Ryan

Erika Ryan is a producer for All Things Considered.

Ailsa Chang

Ailsa Chang is an award-winning journalist and a host of NPR’s newsmagazine All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.

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Jeanette Woods

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