Canada expands Taiwan market for Canadian beef

Jun 20, 2023

Ottawa, Ontario – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Global Affairs Canada, and Canadian Food Inspection Agency

The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, announced that the Government of Canada has regained market access to Taiwan for Canadian beef and beef products from animals over-thirty-months (OTM) of age.

In 2003, Taiwan imposed import restrictions on both under-thirty months and over-thirty months Canadian beef, following the discovery of Canada’s first domestic case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Canada regained Taiwan market access for under-thirty months beef in July 2016. In 2021, Canada was officially recognized by the World Organisation of Animal Health having negligible risk status for BSE.

This regained access will offer an opportunity to expand Canadian beef exports to Taiwan and diversify export markets in the Indo-Pacific region, while contributing to global food security, benefiting global consumers with access to high-quality beef products.

The Government of Canada will continue to work with its cattle and beef industry to maintain access to priority markets and promote Canadian products worldwide.

Source : Canada.ca

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