President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order eliminating tariffs on a wide range of commodities, including beef, coffee and several tropical fruits, including bananas, in an effort to ease consumer frustration over high prices. The move follows off-year elections earlier this month in which voters cited economic concerns as their top priority, contributing to significant Democratic victories in Virginia and New Jersey.

Trump issued the order after announcing that the United States had reached framework agreements with Ecuador, Guatemala, El Salvador and Argentina to reduce import levies on agricultural goods from those countries. Earlier in the week, he had signaled plans to lower tariffs on coffee to boost imports.

The president and his administration have long argued th

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