WASHINGTON >> The Trump administration said today that it would lift tariffs on foreign products including beef, tomatoes, bananas and coffee, an effort to alleviate some of the price pressures consumers have faced since its global levies took effect.

The exemptions, which were made effective from Thursday, were applied to certain “reciprocal” tariffs that President Donald Trump announced on other countries’ exports in April. They walk back one of the president’s signature policies — the sweeping tariffs that he has suddenly paused, raised and lowered in recent months, causing chaos for trading partners and international businesses.

The White House said the tariffs were no longer needed, given the substantial progress it had made in its trade negotiations, including more than a dozen “fr

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