TheBeefSite Latest News: Taiwan
23 November 2020

Taiwan’s foreign minister voiced confidence on 21 November that the incoming Biden administration would support a long sought-after bilateral trade agreement....
11 November 2020

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed that US Undersecretary of State Keith Krach will lead economic talks with Taiwan later this month....
30 September 2020

A group of Republican lawmakers is calling on the Trump administration to open trade talks with Taiwan in a bid to thwart economic and national security threats from China....
07 September 2020

Taiwan’s main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT) began a push on Sunday 6 September for a referendum to block the easing of restrictions on US pork imports....
28 August 2020

Taiwan is paving the way for an eventual free trade deal with the United States by announcing an easing of restriction on US beef and pork imports....
05 August 2020

Taiwan’s beef imports from Paraguay are expected to be 10 times higher than they were in 2015....
13 January 2020

TAIWAN - James Moriarty, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), told reporters on 11 January that "the US hopes for progress" on US pork and beef imports to Taiwan during President Tsai Ing-wen’s second term in...
08 August 2019

TAIWAN - Introducing alternative cuts of US beef to the catering and foodservice sectors in Taiwan, USMEF organized a seminar titled, "Changing the Meat We Eat", at the Hotel Fleur de Hine in Nantou County, funded by the Wyoming Beef Council and the Beef...
15 July 2019

TAIWAN - Taiwan-based La Kaffa International Co., which owns the bubble milk tea brand Chatime, said Monday that it is teaming up with a Hong Kong restaurant chain to open two specialty beef franchises in Hong Kong....
09 May 2019

TAIWAN - Promoting US beef as the best option for hot pot dishes in Taiwan, USMEF teamed with restaurants in Taipei to organize themed events covered by both traditional and social media. ...
01 April 2019

TAIWAN - Taiwan’s restrictions on imports of pork and beef from the US remain a major barrier to trade between the two countries, according to a US report that highlights significant foreign barriers to American exports....
18 July 2018

TAIWAN - Promoting US beef tri-tip as a new steak cut in the Taiwanese market and working to increase US beef sales for the country’s foodservice operators, USMEF organized "2018 Steaklicious US Beef Steak Month"....
30 April 2018

TAIWAN - Recognizing restaurants in Taiwan that serve US beef while encouraging others to do the same, USMEF established an awards program that complements the world-renowned Michelin Guide....
05 March 2018

TAIWAN - Taiwan is very willing to address farm product issues with other countries, but food safety remains the top priority when touching on these matters, Stanley Kao, Taiwan's representative to the US, said Sunday. ...
10 January 2018

TAIWAN - In response to the growing popularity of hot pot dining in Taiwan, USMEF conducted its first US Beef Hot Pot Festival, recruiting 164 hot pot restaurants that feature US beef on their menus. ...
08 January 2018

TAIWAN - Taiwan plans to raise its quota of imported beef from Paraguay from the current 10,000 tons per year, President Tsai Ing-wen said at a meeting with a visiting group of Paraguayan senators Monday....
29 September 2017

TAIWAN - After a hiatus of more than a decade, the first shipment of Japanese beef landed in Taiwan Thursday night due to the lifting of a ban, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). ...
20 September 2017

TAIWAN - Taiwan’s food safety authority has lifted its 16-year-old import ban on Japanese beef....
19 September 2017

TAIWAN - Taiwan is to lift a 14-year ban on beef imports from Japan, Sweden and the Netherlands, Ministry of Health and Welfare officials said on Friday....
25 August 2017

TAIWAN - An inspection in July of five beef exporters in the United States determined that they did not procure beef from Alabama or slaughter any animals infected with mad cow disease, an official of Taiwan's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Thursday....
04 August 2017

TAIWAN - The first batch of beef imported from Honduras in several years arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday last week, fulfilling President Tsai Ing-wen’s promise made earlier this year during a visit to the Central American ally to bolster bilateral cooperation...
24 July 2017

TAIWAN - Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said on Friday that the current policy on beef imports from the United States will remain in place, despite confirmation of a fifth case of mad cow disease earlier last week....
20 July 2017

TAIWAN - Beef cattle farmers in Taiwan have recently introduced a popular breed of pure beef cattle into the country, in the hope of strengthening the local beef industry, an agriculture official said Wednesday....
27 January 2017

TAIWAN - Recognizing an opportunity to increase sales of US beef in Taiwan by attracting a younger generation of consumers, USMEF held a series of events in 2016 showcasing American-style barbecue. ...
31 July 2015

AUSTRALIA – Exports data suggests there is growing demand for Australian grass-fed beef in Taiwan....
16 June 2015

TAIWAN - There has been an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in cattle in Taiwan....
12 May 2015

TAIWAN - There has been a new outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in Taiwan....
23 September 2014

TAIWAN - The US trade representative and ambassador to the World Trade Oranization (WTO) has called on Taiwan to set a Maximum Residue Level for ractopamine in pork and other beef products as its has already done for beef cuts....