The Biden administration is facing pressure to rescind its plan to allow beef imports from Paraguay, where a devastating disease has ravaged livestock for years.
The Biden administration was heavily criticized Friday after it moved forward with a plan to allow producers in Paraguay to begin importing fresh beef into America. On Thursday, the Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service finalized regulations to allow Paraguayan beef imports and issued a series of conditions importers must meet to ensure livestock diseases aren't present in shipped products.
, regional affiliates of the group, the United States Cattlemen's Association and the American Farm Bureau Federation , which all argued the action could lead to a FMD outbreak in the U.S. — which has been free of the disease since 1929 — causing massive economic damage. There is no question that Paraguay has much to gain by receiving the coveted USDA stamp of approval. There is no doubt that having a USDA endorsement will likely make it easier for Paraguay to gain access to Canada, Mexico, and Caribbean markets,' the
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