2026-05-12 14:22:25 UTC / 路透社
华盛顿5月12日电（路透社）——一位白宫官员周二表示，特朗普政府正在“微调”旨在降低国内牛肉价格的潜在总统行政令。原定于周一签署的相关举措出现推迟。
特朗普此前考虑通过行政令增加美国牛肉进口，并提供额外政府支持，帮助牧场主重建美国牛群——当前牛群规模已降至75年来最低水平。
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“总统致力于为普通美国民众降低牛肉及其他食品杂货成本，政府因此正在微调潜在行政举措，以缓解国内牛肉市场的临时性短缺，”这位白宫官员在一份电子邮件声明中表示。
近几个月来，尽管鸡蛋、牛奶等其他食品主食价格有所下跌，但牛肉价格始终徘徊在历史高位附近。自2025年1月特朗普连任就职以来，牛肉价格已上涨逾16%，随着夏季后院烧烤季的到来，牛肉成为美国消费者眼中持续通胀的标志性商品。
2026年5月4日，美国德克萨斯州吉丁斯牲畜拍卖市场的待拍肉牛。
周二早盘交易中，芝加哥商品交易所6月活牛期货上涨0.6%，而8月育肥牛期货下跌0.6%。
特朗普此前曾试图通过下调对主要出口国巴西和阿根廷的关税来压低牛肉价格，但在持续的供应短缺面前，此举并未阻止牛肉价格上涨。
美国牛群规模已降至1951年以来的最低水平，而同期美国人口翻了一番多，需求却有所上升。近年来，由于持续的干旱烧毁了牧场并推高了饲料成本，牧场主们大幅削减了牛群规模。高昂的肉牛价格也促使牧场主选择将牲畜屠宰出售，而非留作种牛饲养。
美国农业部预计，今年美国牛肉进口量将达到创纪录的58亿磅，较2025年增长约6%，较2024年增长25%。
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Trump administration ‘fine-tuning’ actions to ease US beef shortages, White House says
2026-05-12 14:22:25 UTC / Reuters
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 signing 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.
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“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.
Beef prices have hovered near record highs despite lower prices for other grocery staples in recent months, including eggs and milk. Beef is over 16% more expensive than when Trump returned to office in January 2025, making it a symbol of persistent inflation for American consumers as the summer backyard grilling season gets underway.
Cattle are prepared for auction at Giddings Livestock in Giddings, Texas, U.S. May 4, 2026.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange June live cattle futures were up 0.6% in mid-morning trade on Tuesday, while August feeder cattle dropped 0.6%.
Trump’s previous efforts to reverse beef prices by cutting tariffs on major exporters Brazil and Argentina have not stopped their climb amid persistent shortages.
The U.S. cattle herd is at its lowest since 1951, while demand has risen with the U.S. population more than doubling since then. Ranchers slashed their herds in recent years due to a persistent drought that burned grazing lands and raised feeding costs. High cattle prices have also encouraged ranchers to sell livestock to be slaughtered, instead of keeping them for breeding.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has projected that the country will import a record 5.8 billion pounds of beef this year, up about 6% from 2025 and 25% from 2024.
Reporting by David Lawder and Tom Polansek; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Deepa Babington
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