President Trump isn’t messing around. He knows what he wants, and he’s going to get it.
Now four countries handed Donald Trump a huge win on a silver platter.
In a major win for American workers and farmers, President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled breakthrough trade pacts with Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador and Guatemala that slash foreign barriers, lock in national security cooperation and promise to flood U.S. exporters with new customers across the Western Hemisphere.
The White House hailed the agreements as a strategic masterstroke that will “provide American exporters with unprecedented access” to growing markets while fortifying supply chains against global adversaries.
Final texts are slated for completion within two weeks, with immediate tariff relief on everyday grocery staples already in motion.
“These deals secure commitments on economic and national security issues to strengthen supply chains and trade partnerships in the region, deepening bilateral trade and investment cooperation to provide American exporters with unprecedented access to markets in Central and South America,” the White House declared.
“The deals will help U.S. farmers, ranchers, fishermen, small businesses, and manufacturers to increase U.S. exports to and expand business opportunities with these trading partners.”
GROCERY RELIEF, FARMER FIRST
Coming just hours after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pledged grocery-store relief for inflation-weary families, the pacts target lower costs on coffee, bananas and other pantry essentials.
A senior administration official told Reuters the deals will “lower tariffs on some food products” to ease price pressures—a pragmatic adjustment that keeps Trump’s America First leverage intact.
With Argentina, U.S. exporters gain “preferential market access” for medicines, chemicals, machinery, IT products, medical devices, vehicles and a sweeping array of farm goods.
Buenos Aires will exempt U.S. beef from its 10% import tariff, opening a lucrative new outlet for American ranchers. In return, Argentina opens its doors to U.S. live cattle and commits to poultry access within one year.
“Argentina has opened its market to U.S. live cattle, committed to allow market access for U.S. poultry within one year, and agreed not to restrict market access for products that use certain cheese and meat terms,” the White House said.
REGIONAL DOMINOES FALL IN U.S. FAVOR
Ecuador pledged to slash or scrap duties on U.S. tree nuts, fresh fruit, pulses, wheat, wine and spirits. El Salvador vowed to dismantle non-tariff hurdles for American ag shipments and protect U.S. branding on cheese and meat terms. Guatemala locked in digital-trade guarantees, banning discrimination against U.S. streaming, software and e-commerce.
Trump had floated reciprocal beef access for Argentina but shelved the idea after fierce pushback from Congress and domestic cattle producers—proof, administration insiders say, that the president puts American jobs first even when it means walking away from a concession.
The four-nation sweep cements Trump’s regional economic dominance, countering Chinese influence in America’s backyard while delivering tangible wins for red-state exporters long battered by one-sided global deals.
