India Ends Historic Ban on U.S. Pork Imports

Earlier this week the Biden Administration announced that India has agreed to allow U.S. pork imports. The country’s decision to allow U.S. pork products to be imported signals a growing potential to tap into this historically untapped market. U.S. Ag Sec. Tom Vilsack says that the U.S. pork industry can begin shipping its high-quality products to consumers in India immediately, which will further solidify the U.S. position as the second-largest pork exporter in the world.

Despite the country containing the second-highest population on Earth, pork imports are considered small in the current landscape. India accounts for 1%, or $1.6 billion in farm exports for 2021. The agreement, however, ends a de facto ban on U.S. pork the country has maintained for decades.

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