Source: POLITICO'S MORNING AGRICULTURE, 11/2/20

The Trump administration on Friday suspended more than $800 million in trade from Thailand from the Generalized System of Preferences program, which exempts partners from tariffs, blaming Bangkok for slow-walking market access for U.S. pork exports, our Pro Trade friends tell MA.

“For years, Thailand has taken full advantage of special U.S. trade benefits, while imposing a completely unjustified de facto ban on U.S. pork,” said Howard “AV” Roth, president of the National Pork Producers Council, which petitioned USTR in 2018 to review Thailand’s eligibility for the program.

The details: The $817 million worth of trade represents about a sixth of Thailand’s exports to the U.S. under GSP. The list of exports that will be removed from the program after Dec. 20 includes plants and food products, as well as industrial and consumer goods.