USDA and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announce continued progress in the implementation of the agriculture-related provisions of the U.S.-China Phase One Economic and Trade Agreement.
The Agreement entered into force on February 14, 2020.
Recent actions include:
-Both countries signed a regionalization agreement that, in the event of a detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza or virulent Newcastle disease in a particular region of the United States, U.S. poultry exports from unaffected regions of the country will continue. U.S. poultry exports have the potential to exceed $1 billion per year.
-China notified the United States of proposed maximum residue levels for three hormones commonly used in U.S. beef production. This recognition by China of safe and science-based U.S. production methods particularly benefits trade with China in beef, a fast-growing market that imported $8.4 billion worth of beef products in 2019.
-U.S. beef producers, for the first time since 2003, will have access for nearly all beef products into China. U.S. pork producers will also be able to significantly expand the types of pork products shipped to China.
-China updated its list of U.S. facilities eligible to export distillers dried grains with solubles. In 2015, U.S. producers exported $1.6 billion worth of DDGS to China.
-The U.S. Food and Drug Administration published a notice to facilitate the registration of animal feed manufacturing facilities for export to China.
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