US 2013 breeding swine exports to China reach nearly US$20 million

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Publish time: 4th March, 2014      Source: www.cnchemicals.com
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March 4, 2014

   

   
US 2013 breeding swine exports to China reach nearly US$20 million
   
   

   

Collaboration between the US swine exporters, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and China''s Agricultural Trade Offices (ATOs) has helped openthe Chinese marketto exports of breeding swine from the US, and build record trade that hit US$19.8 million in 2013.

   

   

Starting in 2010, ATO/Beijing was approached by US swine exporters regarding the potential for exports, which had been cut off due to quarantine concerns. ATO contacted the APHIS office in Beijing, which worked out a potential solution to the problem. ATO worked closely with APHIS to ensure that the market access process stayed on track, and an agreement that was acceptable to both sides was worked out.

   

   

Once market access was opened, ATO launched an effort with the US Livestock Genetics Exporters and the Swine Registry to organise seminars demonstrating the advantages of US swine genetics. ATO also worked directly with US exporters such as Whiteshire Hamroc and Waldo Farms, on their own industry events in China.

   

   

When a change in import requirements threatened to shut the market down in early 2013, ATO further worked with industry and the Agricultural Affairs Office. Early alerts had a role in preventing an interruption to trade, and ATO/Beijing, along with other China ATOs, has monitored this dormant issue since.

   

   

Beginning 2010, live breeding swineexports to China have increased from US$1.2 million to US$17 million in 2012, then again to nearly US$20 million in 2013.