President Donald Trump’s new framework for a trade deal with the United Kingdom makes no mention of pork or poultry, while leaving the resolution of decades-old disagreements on non-tariff meat issues to future talks.
Under the deal, the U.K. replaced its previous 20% tariff on U.S. beef within a 1,000-metric-ton (mt) quota with a “preferential duty-free quota” set at 13,000 mt for U.S. beef. The United States is reciprocating with a 13,000 mt quota for British beef.
“We support the administration’s goal of expanding export opportunities for U.S. agricultural products,” National Chicken Council spokesperson Tom Super said after the U.K. deal was announced. “We look forward to seeing the final details of the deal and continue to urge that U.S. chicken be included in this deal, and hopefully many more to come.” Read more