Signed January 15, the trade deal expands access to U.S. pork products and streamlines feed ingredient export. China will purchase at least $40 billion in American agricultural goods.

From January to October 2019, 12,411,000 head of cattle, pigs, sheep, goats and horses were slaughtered in a total of 471 processing plants in 30 states, 140 of which export meat to 65 countries.

EU agri-food exports are booming, driven by rising pork exports.

U.S. pork exports posted the best month on record in November, easily reaching new highs in both volume and value, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).