The four UK red meat levy bodies will continue to work with government and the UKECP on this to support the commencement of commercial trade.
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) announced that lamb exporters in the UK will have access to the American market—worth an estimated $48.9 million in the first five years of trade—as we head into the new year.
After risk evaluations, US authorities have removed the small ruminant rule, which was introduced more than 20 years ago, banning imports of lamb from countries where scrapie had been identified.