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JBS co-owner pushed for lower beef tariffs to ease U.S. prices, per WSJ

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JBS co-owner pushed for lower beef tariffs to ease U.S. prices, per WSJ
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Reuters reports that JBS co-owner Joesley Batista met with President Trump on Aug. 20 to discuss lowering the 26% U.S. beef import tariff to help ease beef prices, a plan the Wall Street Journal says Trump floated the following day as a temporary tariff relief; Reuters could not immediately verify the WSJ account.

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