UPDATE 1-US officials hope China lifts pork ban 'soon'
Published: 29 Oct 2009 04:16:28 PSTWASHINGTON, Oct 29 - China plans to lift its ban on U.S. pork, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said on Thursday, adding they look forward to China's official announcement "soon."
"Based on our discussions, we expect China to base its opening on science and internationally agreed standards," Kirk said in a release.
Kirk and Vilsack met their Chinese counterparts at talks in Hangzhou, China this week. They did not give a time-frame for the ban to end.
China's agriculture minister announced at the end of the meeting that China would resume pork imports. [ID:nSP399791]
China banned U.S. pork in May after the U.S. outbreak of pandemic H1N1 flu, commonly called swine flu.
China imported $560 million of U.S. pork in 2008.
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