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EU Offers Greater Share Of Beef Import Quota To US

(Alliance News) - The EU has struck a deal with Washington to increase imports of hormone-free beef from US farmers, the bloc's executive announced Friday, as part of a bid to defuse trade ... read more

US, EU settle their beef beef with new trade deal | Vox

The EU will accept 45,000 tons of hormone-free beef from foreign countries every year, and America will be allowed to fulfill 35,000 tons of that quota after seven years — roughly 80 percent of ... read more

EU and US broker beef import deal that promises to end dispute - Financial Times

The quota was part of an agreement the EU and US reached at the WTO in 2009 that was supposed to settle a legal battle over Europe’s ban on hormone-treated beef. read more

Howard Lutnick defends Trump tariffs, says EU hates US meat: 'Our beef is beautiful and theirs is weak' - New York Post

In 2015, the EU lifted a blanket ban on US beef that had been in place for 15 years due to concerns about “mad cow” disease and in 2019 agreed to create and gradually expand a duty-free quota ... read more

EU finalises hormone-free beef quota for US - Just Food

The European Union has completed negotiations with the US over the import of hormone-free beef. A 45,000-tonne quota of non-hormone treated beef was allocated to “qualifying suppliers” in 2014 ... read more

EU seals deal to end US beef row - Pulse Nigeria

The EU has sealed a deal to end a long-running row with Washington over US beef imports, a statement said on Friday, with hopes that the agreement can ease transatlantic trade tensions. read more

EU no closer to Mercosur deal but sees U.S. beef quota fix in weeks

The European Union is no closer to a trade deal with Mercosur because members of the South American bloc have changed their position on previously agreed issues, but expects to settle a U.S. claim ... read more

Howard Lutnick Calls Out EU Over Beef Restrictions: 'Unbelievable—They Won't Take Our Chicken, Our Lobsters, Or Our Corn' - Benzinga

In 2019, a compromise was reached: the EU would create and expand a duty-free quota for high-quality U.S. beef—starting at 18,500 metric tons that year and increasing to 35,000 metric tons by 2026. read more

Howard Lutnick defends Trump tariffs, says EU hates US meat: ‘Our beef is beautiful and theirs is weak’ - MSN

But US beef exports to the EU haven’t met the quota, which still imposes the hormonal restriction. The quota utilization rate in 2022 was just 52.9%, according to the US Department of Agriculture. read more