US WANTS BSE CONCESSIONS FROM SOUTH KOREA, DESPITE FREE TRADE DEAL
March 1st, 2012
BY LEAH GERMAIN
DESPITE winning import duty concessions under the newly enforced free trade agreement between the US and South Korea, American beef producers will still not be able to export beef over the age of 30 months. The import of older beef remains banned under Korean health rules to prevent the spread of BSE.
While US meat experts are pleased with the US-Korea Trade Agreement (KORUS Agreement), which entered into force March 15 following bipartisan support by Democrat and Republican members of the US Congress, the industry says the ban is unnecessary. ...
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