Europe Agrees to Buy More US Beef as Part of EU Trade Talks

Deputy Head of Mission, for the Finnish presidency of the Council of the EU Jani Raappana, President Donald Trump, EU Ambassador to the United States Stavros Lambrinidis, (Seated L), and Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer (Seated R) are joined by representatives of the U.S. beef industry after signing a trade deal in the at the White House on Aug. 2, 2019. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—The United States and the European Union reached an agreement that will open Europe to more American beef exports, ending a long-running trans-Atlantic dispute.

As part of the ongoing trade talks between Washington and Brussels, President Donald Trump announced on Aug. 2 that a “breakthrough agreement” was struck that would lower trade barriers in Europe and expand access for U.S. beef ranchers. The duty-free beef exports to the bloc would rise by 46 percent in the first year and by another 90 percent over seven years, he said.