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On January 15, President Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He signed a new, fully-enforceable Phase One Trade Agreement with China.
China has agreed to purchase between $40 and $50 billion in American agricultural goods each year for two years
Implications for pork
The Parties intend to promote cooperative activities within the Global African Swine Fever Research Alliance (GARA) to share publicly-available scientific knowledge and information to contribute to the progressive control and eradication of African swine fever (ASF).
The agreement expands the allowable product scope for U.S. pork and pork products, including bungs and intestines and processed products. China shall permit the importation into China of those pork and pork products inspected by the FSIS in an FSIS-approved facility, with the exception of thyroid glands, adrenal glands, uropygial glands, tonsils, major lymph nodes exposed during slaughter and cutting, laryngeal muscle tissue, lungs, pancreas, spleen, gallbladder, uterus, hair, hoofs, and lactating mammary glands.
Streamlined process for feed ingredients
The agreement will provide U.S. manufacturers of feed additives, premixes, compound feed, and distillers’ dried grains with solubles (DDGS) a streamlined processes for registration and licensing to facilitate U.S. exports to China. The Phase One agreement will also result in new import protocols for U.S. barley, alfalfa hay pellets and cubes, almond meal pellets and cubes, and timothy hay, allowing imports of such products into China.
January 16, 2020/ Publication by 333 with information from the White House and USTR.
