The U.S. won the beef hormone case against the EU seven years ago, but it has never been fully compensated - until perhaps now. Beef with EU The U.S. won the beef hormone case against the EU seven years ago, but it has never been fully compensated - until perhaps now. The Obama administration is doing something that one expects will be applauded by the incoming Trump trade policy officials: it is considering retaliation. In lieu of that action, American beef producers had accepted a European quota for hormone-free beef, but the South Americans largely benefited from that scheme. Now the Trump administration will be able to instead consider imposing annual tariff hikes valued at $116.8 million. More salutary would be Europe’s acceptance of...