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China renews expired export licenses for US beef plants, Chinese ...
Cattle are prepared for auction at Giddings Livestock in Giddings, Texas, U.S. May 4, 2026. REUTERS/Joel Angel Juarez Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tabMay 15 (Reuters) - China renewed more than 400 export licenses that had expired for U.S. beef plants, the Chinese customs website showed on Friday, after Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping concluded a hotly anticipated summit in Beijing.More than 400 U.S. beef plants lost export eligibility over the past year as Beijing's permissions, granted between March 2020 and April 2021, lapsed without the customary renewal, accounting for roughly 65% of the once-registered facilities. Sign up here.Reuters reported on Thursday that the long-awaited licenses had been approved as U.S. and Chinese leaders met at the summit. However, Chinese customs appeared to halt the export clearances hours later.The renewal of licenses would be a win for American beef producers, though U.S. exports have declined due to tight supplies and high prices. The White House said in recent weeks that licenses would be discussed at the summit.The U.S. Meat Export Federation said its understanding was that expired registrations for U.S. beef plants were showing as renewed in China's system and that some additional U.S. plants were showing as registered. The industry group said it was seeking more details."This is a critical first step toward fully restoring access for U.S. beef in China," federation spokesman Joe Schuele said.Reporting by Daphne Zhang in Beijing and Tom Polansek in Chicago; Editing by Mark PorterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tabTom has been a journalist for Reuters in Chicago since 2011. He writes primarily about food and agriculture, and has reported on disruptions to global fertilizer and grain supplies from Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He also covers U.S. livestock production and meatpacking companies including Tyson Foods, Smithfield Foods and JBS. Tom was part of a team of reporters that Reuters named as Journalists of the Year in 2016 for coverage of Monsanto. He also won awards from the North American Agricultural Journalists.Daphne covers China's agriculture and food sector, focusing on livestock and dairy. Before joining Reuters, she was a senior correspondent at Bloomberg Law in New York. Her work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Seattle Times, Law360, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. She won an investigative series award o...
Beijing on Thursday approved the resumption of beef exports from ...
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China abruptly Halts US Beef Export Licenses after Renewal
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China renews, then halts licenses for hundreds of US beef exporters ...
BEIJING, May 14 (Reuters) - Chinese customs appeared to have halted export clearances for hundreds of U.S. beef plants on Thursday, hours after Reuters ...
