March 24 Pack Date Approved for Pork Products Exported to China
March 24 Pack Date Approved for Pork Products Exported to China
On May 14, U.S. pork products with a pack date of May 1, 2010, were given official clearance for export to the People’s Republic of China. As reported at that time, the U.S. government had specifically requested a pack date of March 24, 2010, and continued to seek approval for the earlier pack date.
Late last week, the two countries reached agreement on an “on-or-after March 24” pack date. This change has now been posted in the FSIS Export Library. Exporters should note that while the certificate date is also “on-or-after March 24” the certificates must be consistent with the format updated in the Export Library on May 14.
All other requirements for U.S. pork exports to China remain unchanged from the May 14 announcement.
If you have questions, please contact Kevin Smith of USMEF Export Services at ksmith@usmef.org or 303-623-6328.
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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. It is funded by USDA; the beef, pork, lamb, corn and soybean checkoff programs, as well as its members representing nine industry sectors: beef/veal producing & feeding, pork producing & feeding, lamb producing & feeding, packing & processing, purveying & trading, oilseeds producing, feedgrains producing, farm organizations and supply & service organizations.
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.
Cutting to the Chase: Japan: Primed for U.S. pork. Raoul Baxter’s latest blog on meatingplace.com (needs member login)
March 24 Pack Date Approved for Pork Products Exported to China
On May 14, U.S. pork products with a pack date of May 1, 2010, were given official clearance for export to the People’s Republic of China. As reported at that time, the U.S. government had specifically requested a pack date of March 24, 2010, and continued to seek approval for the earlier pack date.
Late last week, the two countries reached agreement on an “on-or-after March 24” pack date. This change has now been posted in the FSIS Export Library. Exporters should note that while the certificate date is also “on-or-after March 24” the certificates must be consistent with the format updated in the Export Library on May 14.
All other requirements for U.S. pork exports to China remain unchanged from the May 14 announcement.
If you have questions, please contact Kevin Smith of USMEF Export Services at ksmith@usmef.org or 303-623-6328.
# # #
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. It is funded by USDA; the beef, pork, lamb, corn and soybean checkoff programs, as well as its members representing nine industry sectors: beef/veal producing & feeding, pork producing & feeding, lamb producing & feeding, packing & processing, purveying & trading, oilseeds producing, feedgrains producing, farm organizations and supply & service organizations.
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.
Cutting to the Chase: Japan: Primed for U.S. pork. Raoul Baxter’s latest blog on meatingplace.com (needs member login)