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McIntyre pushes for North Carolinian pork exports to Taiwan
Story Date: 3/22/2012
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Source: PRESS RELEASE, 3/22/12
U.S. Congressman Mike McIntyre has called for increased efforts to ensure that pork and beef exports to Taiwan receive fair treatment.
Congressman McIntyre stated, “We need to do all we can to keep North Carolina pork exports moving! American food products are among the safest in the world due to the effective precautions taken by the food producers and processors. It is important that our products receive fair treatment abroad and that is why I have called on Ambassador Kirk and Secretary Vilsack to continue the work that is being done to prevent unnecessary barriers for North Carolina pork to enter the Taiwanese market.”
Over the course of the past year, the government of Taiwan has increased inspections of US beef and pork products. The beef and pork industry rightfully notes that these inspections are not based on scientific data or standards and, if allowed to continue, may diminish consumer perception of US beef and pork products in a key export market.
Congressman McIntyre joined a bipartisan group of members of the House of Representatives in a letter United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk and United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to express strong concerns regarding the non-science-based restrictions that Taiwan has placed on beef and pork imports from the United States.
In 2010, the United States exported over 31,000 tons of pork to Taiwan valuing approximately $57 million dollars. Congressman McIntyre is a senior member of the House Agriculture Committee.
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