US Beef And The China Market

You have all seen the recent ban China placed on Brazilian beef, not anymore. China has recently lifted the ban on Brazil and allowing it back into China. Can the new US president with a business mindset from New York get a handle on the cattle market? Hold on while I check twitter.......

7SC Ranch  Celeste,Texas

 Meeting's between the US president Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping could bring good news to cattlemen in the US. During the summit meeting the two discussed issues to resolve the unfair trade deals by China and come to a more agreeable solution and the possibility of a larger beef trade. The traceablity rules was one of the main setback slowing the market trade. Details of the meeting will  emerge in the coming days.

 In 2015 the U.S. Meat Export Federation started working on a system to trace the beef from the ranch to the packing plant strictly to have cattle eligible for shipping to China. Chinese delegates viewed the US tracking system in September of 2016 visiting feed lots and packer plants here in the U.S. The US is still awaiting  approval from China following their the visit. Kent Bacus, the NCBA director of international trade stated in an interview this week that over the next 100 days the US and China will be disusing the issues looking for a positive outcome. 

Beef exports have been on the rise over the past decade and an increased shipment to China would benefit the US cattlemen. For some raising cattle is a hobby and for others their lifeline and family heritage passed down for generations. Best thing we can do right now is listen to what the other countries want in quality control, beef practices, and traceabilty to put US exports above an beyond expectations.

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This will surly be something worth keeping an eye on and following up with your local beef representative for progress. This makes for great sale barn lunch and coffee shop talk for producers feedback and see who's behind the times.

China banned US beef in 2003 as a result of mad cow disease, then was lifted in September of 2016. Before the US ban China had previously banned beef from Europe in 2001 due to mad cow disease.       ~ Pepper Stewart

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