Beijing's American-style restaurants drop US beef amid trade war Restaurants switch to Canadian pork, Australian beef22 April 2025 22 April 2025 3 minute read 3 minute read By: By: Global Ag Media North America AsiaAt Home Plate BBQ, an American-style restaurant in Beijing, staff are reprinting menus. The US-China trade war means American beef - once the star ingredient - will soon be off the table, reported Reuters. US beef is one of thousands of casualties in the trade war between the world's largest trading partners. "They have to switch to Australian beef - even the American steak restaurants," the beef supplier said. De Pellette declined to disclose how much Home Plate is paying for Australian beef.