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

The exemptions were applied immediately to certain "reciprocal" tariffs that President Donald Trump placed on other countries' exports in April.

The administration said it was taking the steps because it had already used the threat of tariffs to reach a critical mass of trade agreements. The United States said this week that it had agreed to deals with Switzerland, Argentina, El Salvador, Guatemala and Uruguay that would open up those markets for U.S. business.

But the steps also appear motivated by rising concern inside and outside the White House

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