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USDA Announces Taiwan Reopens Market To U.S. Boneless Beef

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today Taiwan will open its border April 16 to U.S. boneless beef from animals under 30 months of age.

Taiwan was the sixth leading market for U.S. beef prior to the ban. In 2003, the United States exported $76.3 million worth of beef and beef variety meat to Taiwan. Boneless beef, now eligible for export, accounted for $56.8 million or 74 percent of total U.S. beef exports to Taiwan.

U.S. beef and beef variety meat exports to Taiwan totaled 19,184 metric tons (mt) in 2003 with boneless beef accounting for 66 percent of the total.

Taiwan

USDA Announces Taiwan Reopens Market To U.S. Boneless Beef

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today Taiwan will open its border April 16 to U.S. boneless beef from animals under 30 months of age.

Taiwan was the sixth leading market for U.S. beef prior to the ban. In 2003, the United States exported $76.3 million worth of beef and beef variety meat to Taiwan. Boneless beef, now eligible for export, accounted for $56.8 million or 74 percent of total U.S. beef exports to Taiwan.

U.S. beef and beef variety meat exports to Taiwan totaled 19,184 metric tons (mt) in 2003 with boneless beef accounting for 66 percent of the total.