China Shows Promising Signs of Lifting Pork Ban

China Shows Promising Signs of Lifting Pork Ban

China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) and Ministry of Agriculture have issued a joint announcement stating that the ban imposed on U.S. pork and other swine products due to H1N1 influenza has been cancelled. The ban on import of live swine is not included in the announcement, and we understand that this and other details of the market opening are still under discussion between AQSIQ and the U.S. Government. 

USMEF will provide more details when they become available. In the meantime, exporters are advised to watch this situation carefully and be mindful that news reports of the market being reopened could be premature.

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The U.S. Meat Export Federation (www.USMEF.org) is the trade association responsible for developing international markets for the U.S. red meat industry and is funded by USDA, exporting companies, and the beef, pork, corn and soybean checkoff programs.

For more information, contact Jim Herlihy at jherlihy@usmef.org.

USMEF complies with all equal opportunity, non-discrimination and affirmative action measures applicable to it by contract, government rule or regulation or as otherwise provided by law.

China Shows Promising Signs of Lifting Pork Ban

China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) and Ministry of Agriculture have issued a joint announcement stating that the ban imposed on U.S. pork and other swine products due to H1N1 influenza has been cancelled. The ban on import of live swine is not included in the announcement, and we understand that this and other details of the market opening are still under discussion between AQSIQ and the U.S. Government. 

USMEF will provide more details when they become available. In the meantime, exporters are advised to watch this situation carefully and be mindful that news reports of the market being reopened could be premature.

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The U.S. Meat Export Federation (www.USMEF.org) is the trade association responsible for developing international markets for the U.S. red meat industry and is funded by USDA, exporting companies, and the beef, pork, corn and soybean checkoff programs.

For more information, contact Jim Herlihy at jherlihy@usmef.org.

USMEF complies with all equal opportunity, non-discrimination and affirmative action measures applicable to it by contract, government rule or regulation or as otherwise provided by law.