Home › Countries Continue to Use SPS Trade Barriers
 

Keywords :   


Countries Continue to Use SPS Trade Barriers

2013-04-08 20:44:00| National Hog Farmer

By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, DC U.S. trade representative (USTR) recently released, Report on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Barriers to Trade, which outlines the most commonly referenced SPS issues countries use to build unscientific barriers for U.S. exports. According to the report, the top barriers to U.S. exports are certification requirements, agricultural biotechnology, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), Avian influenza (AI) and maximum residue levels for pesticides. Chinas ban on imports of pork containing any residue of ractopamine also is included on the list of top barriers. read more

Tags: continue trade countries barriers

Category:Agriculture and Forestry

Latest from this category

All news
04.07K-State hosts African swine fever mitigation workshop
04.07Cooling methods for finishing swine
03.07Wild ride in feeder cattle markets
03.07PLC accepts rolling submissions for research proposals bolstering federal lands ranching
03.07Minnesota cattleman selected for National Beef Program
03.07Nebraska celebrates new feedlot research, teaching, extension center
03.07Genesus to restructure with Canada ZF Investments
03.07Global trade, domestic policy: What's at stake for pork industry
Agriculture and Forestry »
05.07Hurricane Beryl Graphics
05.07Hurricane Beryl Forecast Discussion Number 26
05.07Hurricane Beryl Wind Speed Probabilities Number 26
05.07Hurricane Beryl Forecast Advisory Number 26
05.07Hurricane Beryl Public Advisory Number 26
05.07Tropical Storm Aletta Graphics
05.07Tropical Storm Aletta Wind Speed Probabilities Number 3
05.07Summary for Tropical Storm Aletta (EP1/EP012024)
More »