Source:  Tom Johnston, MEATINGPLACE.COM, 7/16/09

U.S. beef and pork exports got a respective boost — albeit it a small one — this week from Costa Rica and St. Lucia, according to USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service.

Costa Rica on Monday expanded its import protocol to accept bone-in U.S. beef along with boneless beef, further processed product and offal such as beef tongues, kidneys, livers and hearts.

Meanwhile, St. Lucia reopened its borders to U.S. fresh/frozen pork and pork products, which had been banned in the aftermath of the H1N1 influenza outbreak.

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