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China Signals It Will Speed Review Of Biotech Traits, Continue Beef Talks

November 25, 2015 at 8:05 AM
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Monday (Nov. 23) announced that China has "indicated" it will move expeditiously to review authorization applications for 11 pending agricultural biotechnology traits, but only pledged to continue talks on market access for U.S. beef products. He expressed hope for progress both issues in the next two months. In a statement at the close of the 26th U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) held in Guangzhou, Vilsack said China "indicated today it would...

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