India Allowing American Pork Exports for First Time
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack jointly announced that India is now allowing pork imports from the U.S. USDA updated its export library on the issue on Dec. 30, but the press release on the change came out Jan. 10. Tai said she raised the importance of allowing pork exports to India's commerce minister in November, when she visited New Delhi.
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“India’s agreement to allow U.S. pork imports for the first time is great news for U.S. producers and for Indian consumers,” Tai said. “We will continue working to strengthen the U.S.-India trade relationship and I appreciate Minister [Piyush] Goyal’s efforts to facilitate this important development.”