UK beef exports to US resume after 20 years

The BBC reports that beef was banned after the BSE outbreak in 1996 when cattle were infected by what became commonly known as Mad Cow Disease.

Some UK beef was cleared for export in March after US inspections in 2019, and shipments from Northern Ireland’s Foyle Food Group will be the first to leave.

Ministers said the US market will be worth £66m to the UK over five years.

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Further Reading

• Aus trade minister visit: UK farmers worry about low standards

• Consumers prefer UK and EU food to US-style produce currently banned

• US probes big beef’s link to inflation

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