Trade

US Meat Exports at Risk With China Approvals Set to Expire

Issue creates uncertainty as Trump pursues another trade war
Over $3 billion in shipments from US plants may be disrupted

Boxes of imported Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. beef at a cold storage facility in Suzhou, China, in 2018. — Boxes of imported Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. beef at a cold storage facility in Suzhou, China, in 2018.
Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

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By Michael Hirtzer and Lucille Liu

March 13, 2025 at 7:31 PM UTC

Updated on

March 14, 2025 at 3:16 AM UTC

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More than $3 billion in US beef, pork and poultry exports could be disrupted as eligibility is set to expire next week for hundreds of American meat plants that ship to China.