Overview
- The president signed the orders on Sept. 4, 2026, directing USDA, Interior, DOJ, USTR and other agencies to conduct 90-day reviews and propose actions to expand processing, inspections and market access for ranchers.
- The executive order tells USDA to modernize meat inspection rules, create a 'one-stop shop' coordinator for licensing and inspection options, and fund a loan program to boost small and regional processors.
- The White House ordered USDA to prioritize Packers and Stockyards Act investigations and increase resources to probe alleged anti-competitive behavior by the four largest packers that control most U.S. processing.
- The orders require Interior to review whether gray and Mexican wolves meet criteria for delisting or downlisting under the Endangered Species Act and to update predator compensation and lethal-removal guidance.
- The actions build on a recent temporary waiver to admit up to 300,000 metric tons of lower-tariff lean beef and leave key details — such as specific inspection changes, legal limits on interstate sales, enforcement of price effects and any mandatory labeling — to agency rulemaking or Congress.