NEWSNATIONNOW (Andrew Dorn) - How much beef does the US import, and where does it come from?
About 80% of U.S. beef imports in the first half of 2026 came from five countries, according to the USDA.
NYTIMES (Ana Swanson) - ‘Definitely a Sham’: As Tariffs Climb, Trade Fraud and Accounting Tricks Proliferate
U.S. imports from China have shrunk drastically. But billions of dollars of the change appear to be the result of accounting gimmicks and outright fraud.
AXIOS (Neil Irwin) - Global trade grew in 2025 despite Trump tariffs, two reports show
If you only read the headlines, you might guess that global trade came to a standstill in the last year as the U.S. put into place a new tariff regime. You would be 180 degrees wrong. The big picture: Trade flows proved surprisingly robust last year, with the imposition of high U.S. tariffs changing the patterns and volumes, but not upending the basic reality of a deeply interconnected world economy. - That's the upshot of two reports out this week, one from the World Trade Organization and the other from the consulting firm McKinsey. - It reflects China rerouting its exports away from the U.S. and toward Europe and emerging markets — as well as the AI investment boom that created a surge in U.S. imports of semiconductors and related…
If you only read the headlines, you might guess that global trade came to a standstill in the last year as the U.S. put into place a new tariff regime. You would be 180 degrees wrong. The big picture: Trade flows proved surprisingly robust last year, with the imposition of high U.S. tariffs changing the patterns and volumes, but not upending the basic reality of a deeply interconnected world economy. - That's the upshot of two reports out this week, one from the World Trade Organization and the other from the consulting firm McKinsey. - It reflects China rerouting its exports away from the U.S. and toward Europe and emerging markets — as well as the AI investment boom that created a surge in U.S. imports of semiconductors and related…Open