Washington: New Delhi has agreed to allow imports of US pork and pork products into India for the first time, according to a statement of the United States Trade Representative.
This was announced by US Trade Representative Katherine Tai and United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack through the statement.
"The Government of India has agreed to allow imports of US pork and pork products into India, removing a long-standing barrier to US agricultural trade," the statement, dated January 10, said.
Ambassador Tai raised the importance of access for US pork with Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal during the US-India Trade Policy Forum meeting held here in November last year.
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