On Oct. 29, NPPC provided comments to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on significant barriers that U.S. pork exports face in various countries, including China, Brazil, the European Union (EU), Japan and Vietnam among others.
“The United States is the top global exporter of pork, shipping nearly 2.6 million metric tons, valued at over $6.9 billion to more than 100 nations in 2019. Gaining and expanding access to markets around the world is paramount to the continued success of the U.S. pork industry,” NPPC wrote in its comments.
NPPC said it welcomed the opportunity to provide comments and shared some of the trade barriers the U.S. faces.
For example, Brazil has a de facto ban on U.S. pork that lacks any scientific justification and must be eliminated. U.S. pork exports to China face a 33% tariff, including a 25% retaliatory tariff based on remaining trade disputes between the two countries. Meanwhile, NPPC requests the EU eliminate tariff and non-tariff trade barriers in line with the free trade agreements it has with 20 other nations and recognize the equivalence of U.S. pork production practices and accept exports from all USDA-approved facilities.
USTR will compile these comments as it begins drafting its 2021 National Trade Estimates Report on Foreign Trade Barriers. Read the full comments here.
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