(Washington, DC) — The U.S. and the UK are announcing a new trade deal. President Trump made the announcement at the White House this morning. He said he feels it will be a great deal for both countries. The trade deal with the U.K. is the first to be reached since Trump unveiled his sweeping tariff plan. Trump said the U.S. is working on trade deals with other countries.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke about the deal over the phone in the Oval Office. CNN is reporting that Starmer cautioned that there’s still fine print that isn’t finalized saying “we can finish ironing out some of the details.” President Trump added that “the final details are being written up in the coming weeks.”
President Trump did indicate during the press conference that the deal includes “billions of dollars of increased market access for American exports, especially in agriculture, dramatically increasing access for American beef, ethanol and virtually all products produced by our great farmers.”
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) announced support for President Donald Trump’s trade agreement-in-principle with the United Kingdom (U.K.). Most importantly, the agreement includes market access for beef. This announcement follows years of NCBA’s hard work building the foundation for a trade deal with the U.K., including numerous meetings with British industry stakeholders, Members of Parliament, the British Embassy, the U.K. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and other top British authorities.
“With this trade deal, President Trump has delivered a tremendous win for American family farmers and ranchers,” said NCBA President Buck Wehrbein, a Nebraska cattleman. “For years, American cattle producers have seen the United Kingdom as an ideal partner for trade. Between our countries’ shared history, culture, and their desire for high-quality American beef, securing a trade agreement is a natural step forward. Thank you President Trump for fighting for American cattle producers.”
NCBA has spent years advocating for expanded trade with the U.K. When the U.K. left the European Union in 2020, that opened the door to secure trade agreements with countries like the United States. British and American cattle producers share similar values and British consumers also enjoy American beef.
