The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, and the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of International Trade, today announced that Taiwan has lifted its temporary ban on Canadian beef, effective July 8, 2016.
Taiwan temporarily suspended imports of Canadian beef in response to the February 2015 detection of an isolated case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Canada.
In 2014, prior to the suspension of trade, Taiwan was Canada's seventh-largest export market for beef with exports valued at $12 million annually. Restoring access to this market will help increase exports of Canada's safe, high-quality beef.
Source: AAFC