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China restricts live pork imports

Amid concerns of the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus, China has imposed tougher restrictions for imports of live pigs from the United States.  According to the Wall Street Journal, US Department of Agriculture officials say China has asked USDA to conduct testing and provide certification that live hogs come from herds that are free of PEDv.

A spokesman for USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service says the agency, “is both capable and willing” to comply with China’s new requirement for testing and certification.

Live hogs are a small portion of pork-related US exports to China.  According to USDA, the country purchased 14,000 hogs that were valued at $20 million last year.

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