Overview
- President Donald Trump signed an executive order removing reciprocal tariffs from more than 100 agricultural imports, including beef, bananas, coffee and tomatoes.
- The White House says the carve‑outs target products the U.S. does not grow or cannot supply at scale, with some items such as certain fertilizers also listed, while all other tariffs remain in force.
- The Commerce Department issued a preliminary antidumping rate of about 91.74% on some Italian pasta producers, which combined with a 15% tariff on European goods could push total charges above 100%.
- Officials say companies named in the review, including La Molisana and Garofalo, have until January to submit required sales and cost data and could see duties fall back toward prior levels near 7–10% or even 0% if they cooperate.
- The administration describes the pasta proceeding as a statutory, independent process and notes the affected firms represent about 16% of Italian pasta exports to the U.S., as political and legal scrutiny of the broader tariff strategy grows with a possible Supreme Court review reported.