The executive order lowers duties on select agricultural goods in a bid to lower inflation.
A farmer picks coffee beans on his family farm in Forquilha do Rio, Brazil, in this file photo.MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images
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President Donald Trump issued an executive order removing import duties on Brazilian beef and coffee, as well as some other agricultural products previously affected by his 40 percent tariff policy imposed in July, the White House announced.
The order specifically targets goods imported on or after Nov. 13 and could entail refunds for duties collected in the interim.
Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.
