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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 4:17 PM CDT

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.

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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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