Pork Casings, Edible Gelatin Cleared for Export to China
Pork Casings, Edible Gelatin Cleared for Export to China
A notice has been issued by China’s Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) and Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) lifting the suspension on U.S. exports of swine casings and edible gelatin, effective July 2. These products, as well as all U.S. pork exports, have been effectively banned for export to China since late April, when China began issuing a series of state-by-state suspensions of pork products due to A-H1N1 influenza. The FSIS Export Library has been updated to reflect the changes regarding swine casings.
China is a critical market for the swine casings industry, and this action represents an important breakthrough in that it is the first sign of relief from the overall ban on pork exports. China initially suspended pork exports from California, Kansas, New York, Ohio and Texas, but the suspension grew quickly as the Centers for Disease Control confirmed influenza cases in more and more states during late April and early May. But because the suspensions included a ban on transshipments and any type of storage or transit, the market was essentially closed by May 7 when Washington became the final West Coast port state to be suspended. The ban now extends to 49 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, leaving Wyoming as the only U.S. state still technically eligible to export pork to China. USMEF continues to be engaged with trade officials from the United States and China in an effort to resolve this trade impasse.
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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.
Pork Casings, Edible Gelatin Cleared for Export to China
A notice has been issued by China’s Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) and Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) lifting the suspension on U.S. exports of swine casings and edible gelatin, effective July 2. These products, as well as all U.S. pork exports, have been effectively banned for export to China since late April, when China began issuing a series of state-by-state suspensions of pork products due to A-H1N1 influenza. The FSIS Export Library has been updated to reflect the changes regarding swine casings.
China is a critical market for the swine casings industry, and this action represents an important breakthrough in that it is the first sign of relief from the overall ban on pork exports. China initially suspended pork exports from California, Kansas, New York, Ohio and Texas, but the suspension grew quickly as the Centers for Disease Control confirmed influenza cases in more and more states during late April and early May. But because the suspensions included a ban on transshipments and any type of storage or transit, the market was essentially closed by May 7 when Washington became the final West Coast port state to be suspended. The ban now extends to 49 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, leaving Wyoming as the only U.S. state still technically eligible to export pork to China. USMEF continues to be engaged with trade officials from the United States and China in an effort to resolve this trade impasse.
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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.