China reopens to U.S. Pork

China Reopens to U.S. Pork
As of Friday China is officially accepting shipments of U.S. pork. Pork produced on or after May 1st can now be exported to the country. The U.S. and China agreed to reopen the Chinese market to U.S. imports in March after China closed its market to U.S. pork in April 2009 following the mislabeling of H1N1. National Pork Producers Council President Sam Carney says this is tremendous news for U.S. pork producers since China is one of our nation’s biggest markets. Carney says being able to ship pork there is extremely important to the U.S. pork industry.