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China Grants 5-Year Extension to Hundreds of U.S. Beef Plant Registrations in Key Trade Breakthrough
After more than a year of wating, China granted 5-year registration extensions to 425 U.S. beef plants and added new approvals. The move followed Trump–Xi talks in China this week and signaled a trade breakthrough.
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