NCBA members have been leaders in the promotion of reliable, free and fair trade across the globe. But we are disappointed that once again, at a time when breaking down international trade barriers is the way forward for producer growth and increased profit opportunities, an arbitrary restriction on U.S. beef exports remains. |
The trade agreement must assure all tariffs on U.S. beef be reduced to zero. Right now, along with the partial ban on U.S. beef, South Korea imposes some of the highest tariffs on beef imports in the world, bound at 40 percent. |