Taiwan lifts final restrictions on Canadian Beef

May 30, 2023

Canadian beef exports will soon have full market access to the Taiwanese market.

The news comes following the Federal Minister of International Trade's attendance at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting.

President of the Canadian Cattle Association Nathan Phinney says this sends a strong signal in the Indo-Pacific region, an area that holds a lot of potential.

"Taiwan's move in doing this on science-based trade really sends a solid signal that there's a desire for our Canadian product worldwide. We're glad that they recognize it, we're glad that they followed the science, and today is great news. We're always looking to diversify our markets."

He notes this decision marks the removal of the last set of restrictions put into place by Taiwan after the discovery of a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in 2003.

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