The deadlines have been met and the US parliament will not be able to prohibit the entry of Paraguayan meat

Published 2024년 12월 26일

Tridge summary

A proposal by Senator Jon Tester to ban Paraguayan beef in the United States market due to foot-and-mouth disease concerns was not considered within the required deadlines in the Chamber of Deputies, as the focus shifted to the 2025 budget. With the current administration and the upcoming change in parliament and presidency, the proposal failed, maintaining access for Paraguayan beef in the U.S. market. Despite Tester's opposition, the market has been significant for Paraguayan beef exports, placing the country third in volume and fourth in turnover in 2024.
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Paraguayan beef will not be banned from the United States market, after the bill by Senator Jon Tester, from the state of Montana, was not dealt with within the authorized deadlines in the Chamber of Deputies. Officially, there was time until last Monday, December 23, however, the North American parliament was working on the country's budget for 2025 and rejected Senator Tester's proposal that had been approved by the upper house. In March of this year, the United States Senate voted 70 to 25 in favor of invalidating the action of the Joe Biden administration to allow the opening of the market for Paraguay, however, the approval of the House of Representatives was still pending, where 290 votes out of 435 are needed; and the signature of the President of the United States for the resolution voted to come into force. Senator Tester, who was aiming for re-election to Parliament, said that the decision to open the market could put the country at risk due to Paraguay's recent link to ...
Source: Elagro

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