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Why Can't U.S. Beef Compete in the EU?

Why can't U.S. beef compete in the European Union (EU)? USMEF members know the main answer to this question is the EU insistence on maintaining a ban on beef produced with the aid of growth promotants despite a lack of scientific justification and the U.S. victory at the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Even for producers of "hormone-free" beef, however, the path to exporting to the EU is a thorny one. A new paper by Roxanne Clemens and Bruce A. Babcock of Iowa State University details the difficulties and expense in shipping U.S. beef to the EU. This paper is available at /MembersOnly/Members_AnimalHealth.asp.