WASHINGTON, May 12 (Reuters) – The Trump administration is “fine-tuning” potential presidential executive orders aimed at reducing domestic beef prices, a White House official said on Tuesday after a delay in signings of actions that were expected on Monday.
Trump had been considering executive actions to allow increased beef imports into the U.S. and additional government support to help ranchers rebuild the American cattle herd that has dwindled to its lowest level in 75 years.
“The president is committed to lowering beef and other grocery costs for everyday Americans, and the administration is accordingly fine-tuning potential executive actions to alleviate temporary shortages in the domestic beef market,” the White House official said in an emailed statement.
(Reporting by David Lawder; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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