Taiwan Beef Trade Update
Taiwan Beef Trade Update: Pipeline Product Still Flowing, but New Production Stalled
With Taiwan's new trade protocol for U.S. beef imports having taken effect Nov. 2, beef from all U.S. cattle slaughtered on or after that date must be produced under the new Taiwan EV program and QSA program. Processors may confirm their inclusion on the list of plants approved for these programs by contacting Jim Riva at USDA/AMS at 540-361-7640 or james.riva@usda.gov.
As of Nov. 2, only plants included on this list may process beef targeted for export to Taiwan. Because many details of the new import protocol are still being clarified, however, even these approved plants will not be able to ship any products from cattle slaughtered on or after Nov. 2. FSIS will not sign certificates for any product destined for Taiwan if derived from cattle slaughtered on or after Nov. 2 until further notice, so these products should be held in storage until the new protocol is better defined.
Boneless cuts from under-30-month cattle are still eligible for shipment to Taiwan under the old trade protocol or Taiwan EV program, but only if the cattle were slaughtered prior to Nov. 2. These products should not have any problems being approved for shipment to Taiwan, or gaining entry into Taiwan.
USMEF will pass along additional information as it becomes available. If you have questions, please contact Kevin Smith (ksmith@usmef.org) or Paul Clayton (pclayton@usmef.org) at 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 and is funded by USDA, exporting companies, and the beef, pork, corn and soybean checkoff programs.
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.
Taiwan Beef Trade Update: Pipeline Product Still Flowing, but New Production Stalled
With Taiwan's new trade protocol for U.S. beef imports having taken effect Nov. 2, beef from all U.S. cattle slaughtered on or after that date must be produced under the new Taiwan EV program and QSA program. Processors may confirm their inclusion on the list of plants approved for these programs by contacting Jim Riva at USDA/AMS at 540-361-7640 or james.riva@usda.gov.
As of Nov. 2, only plants included on this list may process beef targeted for export to Taiwan. Because many details of the new import protocol are still being clarified, however, even these approved plants will not be able to ship any products from cattle slaughtered on or after Nov. 2. FSIS will not sign certificates for any product destined for Taiwan if derived from cattle slaughtered on or after Nov. 2 until further notice, so these products should be held in storage until the new protocol is better defined.
Boneless cuts from under-30-month cattle are still eligible for shipment to Taiwan under the old trade protocol or Taiwan EV program, but only if the cattle were slaughtered prior to Nov. 2. These products should not have any problems being approved for shipment to Taiwan, or gaining entry into Taiwan.
USMEF will pass along additional information as it becomes available. If you have questions, please contact Kevin Smith (ksmith@usmef.org) or Paul Clayton (pclayton@usmef.org) at 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 and is funded by USDA, exporting companies, and the beef, pork, corn and soybean checkoff programs.
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.