Taiwan officials have indicated they will soon lift restrictions on imports of US pork and beef. According to Bloomberg, this is expected to smooth a path to a free trade agreement between the two countries.
In a statement to Brownfield, the National Pork Producers Council says the organization has worked for nearly 15 years to eliminate Taiwan’s non-tariff barriers to US pork exports. Taiwan has restricted imports of US pork since 2006 and its ban on US pork produced with ractopamine has been on the USTR’s list of concerns raised with Taiwan.
