Taiwan Hopes Pork Deal Will Lead to Bigger US Trade Agreement
December 31, 2020
People hold a pig model with a slogan Betraying pig farmers during a protest in Taipei, Taiwan, Sunday, Nov. 22. 2020. Thousands of people marched in the streets demanding the reversal of a decision to permit U.S. pork imports to Taiwan. (AP Photo)
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Taiwanese officials will lift a ban on pig meat imports from the United States. Taiwan’s parliament gave the final approval to the move last week.
Most American pigs are raised with the food additive ractopamine. An additive is something that is given, or added to the food an animal eats.
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TAIPEI, TAIWAN - Taiwanese officials will lift a longstanding ban on additive-fed pork imports from the United States this month to open talks on a broader trade agreement with one of its top export markets, people close to the decision process say.
Parliament in Taipei gave the final clearances last week to allowing shipments of American pork from pigs raised on the feed additive ractopamine which is used to promote leanness but is banned by 160 countries including China, Russia and the European Union. The imports, which will begin Friday, remove what Taiwanese officials believe to be a key barrier in U.S. trade ties.