Publication Number: 4033

Report Title: Global Beef Trade: Effects of Animal Health, Sanitary, Food Safety, and Other Measures on U.S. Beef Exports

Author's name(s): John Giamalva, Joseph Kowalski, Joanna Bonarriva, Daniel Cook, Roger Corey, John Fry, Cathy Jabara,Doug Newman, Laura Polly, George Serletis , and Marinos Tsigas

Date Published: September 2008

Report Description/Introductory Text: From 2004 to 2007, animal health and food safety regulations in importing countries reduced U.S. beef processors' exports by $2.5 to $3.1 billion per year. Estimated revenue losses for beef processors exceed $1.4 billion every year, and estimated revenue losses for U.S. beef cattle producers exceed $1 billion in each year.

The effect of identified animal health and food safety regulations on U.S. beef exports outweighed the effects of tariffs and TRQs over the period.
Animal health and food safety regulations in Japan and Korea accounted for most of the export losses over the period. Tariffs on U.S. beef in Japan and Korea also accounted for most of the potential gains from elimination of tariffs and TRQs

Topics Covered: BSE global beef trade

Countries: Canada, China, European Union, Japan, Korea (South), Mexico, Russia, United States

HTS Numbers: 020110, 020120, 020130, 020210, 020220, 020230, 020610, 020621, 020622, 020629, 021020, 160250

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