U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order to exempt a wide range of food imports, including beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas, from sweeping tariffs imposed earlier this year on nearly every country, the White House said.

The order is part of a major push by Trump and his top officials to address Americans' growing concerns about persistently high grocery prices.

The new exemptions — which take effect retroactively at midnight on Thursday — mark a sharp reversal for Trump, who has long insisted that his import duties are not fuelling inflation.

They come after a string of victories for Democrats in state and local elections in Virginia, New Jersey and New York City, where affordability was a key topic.

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