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Details of U.S.-China Beef Deal Reached

The beef industry is still reviewing the new regulations for resuming shipments to China, and that analysis will lead to assumptions about export volumes next year.Yesterday USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced that the details of a protocol for U.S. import access to China were settled. The agreement was part of the 100-Day Action Plan between the two countries that started after President Trump and Premier Xi met in early May.China is an emerging market for beef imports as its domestic production capacity is somewhat limited. The market there also generally has a preference for pork. China’s imports were valued at only $275 million in 2012, but they grew to $2.5 billion in 2016. The import total is equivalent to about 46 p...

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