The US administration has announced that India will allow the import of American pork and pork products into the country after the re-joining of the two governments. US-India Trade Policy Forum (TPF) in New Delhi in November.
Bilateral trade relations between India and the US face several persistent challenges, including agricultural trade.
“India allowing US pork imports for the first time is good news for American producers and Indian consumers,” US Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai said in a statement in Washington on Monday.
Ms. Tai had met Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal for the renewal of TPF.
days before, Hindu had reported that India to resume export of mango and pomegranate to US, under a new agreement signed by the two countries, is also a result of TPF engagement.
US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, in a joint statement with Ms. Tai, said: “This new opportunity marks the culmination of nearly two decades of work in India to gain market access for US pork – and it is a positive development in the US-India trade relationship.” Indicates movement.” ,
Mr Vilsack said the US government would work with New Delhi to start importing “as soon as possible”.
According to US government estimates, the US is the world’s third largest producer of pork and the second largest exporter.
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