President Trump’s “Economic Prosperity Deal” with the United Kingdom is a calculated, pro-American trade breakthrough. The agreement delivers over $5 billion in new export opportunities for U.S. producers, specifically benefiting the industries that form the backbone of this country: agriculture, manufacturing, energy, and tech.
Trump’s team negotiated real wins. The U.S. will lower tariffs on up to 100,000 British cars from 27.5 percent to 10 percent, and eliminate duties on British aluminum and steel. In exchange, the U.K. is abolishing its 19 percent ethanol tariff under a 1.4 billion-liter quota. American ranchers, particularly in Texas, Nebraska, and Kansas, and ethanol producers across Iowa, Illinois, and South Dakota, will see a windfall — $700 million in ethanol exports and $250 million in beef and related farm goods.
For decades, U.S. agriculture has been under siege by unjustified “health standards” and non-scientific restrictions from foreign markets. Trump’s deal dismantles those excuses. Beef once rejected under arbitrary labeling rules will now enter British supermarkets. U.S. dairy and poultry exporters also gain an opening, with the potential to expand further under follow-up talks already underway. American farmers are finally being treated as essential partners in diplomacy, not as bargaining chips. (RELATED: The Liars Are Out in Force Thanks to the ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs)
The aerospace industry is also getting a major boost. British-made Rolls-Royce Trent engines, key to Boeing aircraft, will now move freely across the Atlantic without tariffs. This protects a complex U.S. supply chain that employs tens of thousands of workers. The U.K.’s AviaCorp has agreed to purchase $10 billion worth of Boeing aircraft, creating ripple effects for suppliers in states like Washington, South Carolina, and Missouri. (RELATED: The Dismal Science and the Trumpian Tariff Hullabaloo)
The trade deal also unlocks major opportunities in the chemical sector. U.S. chemi...
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