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US Beef Exports To China Will Resume In July, USDA Says

The new agreement between the U.S. and Japan lifts age restrictions and opens the door to an estimated $200 million annual increase of U.S. beef and beef product exports, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Last September China announced it was ending its ban on U.S. beef imports after a 2003 Mad Cow scare in Washington State.

Montana beef producers say they can’t wait to regain access to the enormous Chinese market after a 13-year hiatus.

The Montana Stockgrowers Association’s Errol Rice says today’s announcement that China will resume U.S. beef imports by mid-July is great news:

“China has 1.3 billion consumers and that’s a tremendous opportunity for us to tap into that market. We easily expect this market to reach $1 billion for U.S. beef producers rather quickly and far exceed that if we can get the technical agreements dialed in and start to move forward.”

Last September China announced it was ending its ban on U.S. beef imports after a 2003 Mad Cow scare in Washington State.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today hailed the agreement between the United States and China on several key issues.

In return for resumption of American beef imports, the United States will issue a proposed rule to allow Chinese cooked poultry to enter U.S. markets.

Reuters reports China has also agreed to increase access for U.S financial firms.

Edward O’Brien first landed at Montana Public Radio three decades ago as a news intern while attending the UM School of Journalism. He covers a wide range of stories from around the state.
edward.obrien@umt.edu.  
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