The president of the NCBA says the Phase One trade deal with China is a game-changer for the US beef industry.
Jennifer Houston says the agreement lays the groundwork for
US beef to be a major player in the world’s largest market, but not without
some work. “Our industry will have to
gear up to take advantage of this opportunity,” she says. “It will require logistics, customers, and
relationships that we’ve never had. It’s
going to be a big job for our industry to take advantage of the potential
offered in China.”
NCBA’s Kent Bacus tells Brownfield looking ahead to Phase
Two – they want to see some progress on China’s acceptance of the use of Beta-agonists. “We want to make sure science remains the
fundamental basis of our trade with China,” he says. “The problem I see is that so many times that
China doesn’t live up to its WTO commitments.
China doesn’t always adhere to the recommendations of the scientific
community.”
According to the US Meat Export Federation, US beef currently accounts for less than 1 percent of China’s beef imports.
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