As of March 16, 2025, registrations for almost 1,000 U.S. beef, pork, and poultry plants were set to expire, potentially jeopardizing approximately $5 billion in trade to China. This includes roughly two-thirds of all U.S. facilities registered to export to the world's largest meat market.
China had not responded to repeated requests from U.S. agencies to renew these plant registrations, raising concerns about a potential violation of the 2020 'Phase 1' trade deal. The U.S. Meat Export Federation highlighted the high risk involved in shipping products with looming expiration dates.
The potential impact from lapsed licenses could total up to $1.3 billion for the U.S. pork industry. This situation posed a significant challenge for exporters, particularly for products like pork offal, which have strong demand in China but less domestically.
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