On May 8, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a trade agreement-in-principle with the United Kingdom to expand US market access for agriculture exports, including beef. 

According to news released from The White House, "This trade deal will significantly expand US market access in the UK, creating a $5 billion opportunity for new exports for US farmers, ranchers, and producers. This includes more than $700 million in ethanol exports and $250 million in other agricultural products, like beef."

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is announcing support for this agreement, particularly following years of NCBA work to build a foundation for a trade deal with the UK, including meetings with British industry stakeholders, Members of Parliament, the British Embassy, the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and other 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.”

US Meat Export Federation USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom thanked the Trump administration for making market access for US red meat a top priority in these negotiations and released this statement: USMEF is pleased to see access for US beef prioritized in trade negotiations with the United Kingdom. We welcome the creation of a duty-free quota, as US beef has not had duty-free access to the UK since Brexit. However, US beef still faces numerous nontariff barriers in the UK, and we are hopeful that these will also be addressed. We also see potential for US pork in the British market, and we would like to see the UK remove tariff and nontariff barriers for pork as well. 

Other associations showing their support for the trade deal include the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, American Farm Bureau Federation and Consumer Brands Association.