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US adds Tunisia as a new market for beef, poultry, and egg

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The main competitors will be the EU and Brazil with beef volumes between 1,500 and 2,800 tonnes.

Posted on Apr 22 ,02:20

US adds Tunisia as a new market for beef, poultry, and egg

US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced last week that the government of Tunisia and the United States have finalized US export certificates to allow imports of U.S. beef, poultry, and egg products into Tunisia. This announcement follows meetings between US and Tunisian officials on the safety and wholesomeness of US beef, poultry, and egg products.
"We welcome Tunisia’s agreement to begin imports of U.S. beef, poultry, and egg products. New access to the Tunisian market is an important step in ensuring that American farmers and ranchers can continue to expand their exports of U.S. agricultural products," said Ambassador Lighthizer.
Initial estimates are that Tunisia would import annually $5-10 million of beef, poultry, and egg products from the United States, with additional growth over time.
Also, US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) announced that all federally inspected plants are eligible to export to Tunisia. Halal certification is not required for export to Tunisia, but it is likely that most product requests will be for halal-certified beef. Last year the European Union reported beef/beef variety exports to Tunisia of 2,836 metric tons (mt) valued at $11 million, which mainly consisted of chilled beef and livers. Brazil’s exports totalled 1,518 mt valued at $5.5 million, mainly frozen beef cuts. Small volumes were also reported by New Zealand, Canada and India. Tunisia’s import duty rate for all beef items is 36%.

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