China slaps 'temporary restrictions' on U.S. pork imports -report

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China slaps 'temporary restrictions' on U.S. pork imports -report

(Reuters) - China, the world's No. 1 pork consumer, has slapped "temporary restrictions" on imports of U.S. pigs to prevent a deadly virus from spreading to its herd, according to a report by Bloomberg citing the Livestock Exporters Association of the USA. China will not issue more import permits for U.S. pigs until the two countries agree on testing protocol for the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus, or PEDv, Bloomberg reported, citing Tony Clayton, president of the group. China can resume importing "fairly quickly" as long as "the U.S. agrees to some kind of testing protocol," he said. The Livestock Exporters Association of the USA was not immediately available.

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