Washington: US President Donald Trump has exempted beef – including billions of dollars worth of Australian exports – from his sweeping tariff program as he responds to growing unrest from American consumers over the cost of living.

An executive order issued late Friday in the US (Saturday AEDT) confirmed beef was among several agricultural products that will no longer be subject to tariffs, including coffee and tea, cocoa, bananas, oranges, tomatoes and additional fertilisers.

The US is the biggest buyer of Australian beef. Credit: Bloomberg

That means the 10 per cent tariff applied to most Australian goods from April will no longer apply to beef – one of Australia’s leading exports to the US, with annual sales worth more than $4 billion.

The White House said given Trump had nego

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