USDA chief tempers expectations on Trump's beef import pledge

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Tuesday that negotiations over President Trump's proposed temporary tariff-free beef imports are still ongoing, walking back the president's earlier claim of a completed deal. The plan faces opposition from Republican lawmakers and ranchers who worry cheaper foreign beef will undercut domestic prices and shrink herd investment. Rollins attributed the need for imports to a reduced U.S. cattle herd, blaming the prior administration for the supply gap.