The United States targets the british pork, poultry and seafood markets

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The UK British pig, rice and seafood sector Multibillion dollars, rice and seafood sector, Donald Trump’s Agriculture Secretary, Tuesday.

Brooke Rollins said he was “in front of the line” in the ongoing talks to establish these sectors Trade Agreement Last week, we were expanded access to the British market, which gave us beef and bioethanol producers.

Washington has began to bargain As an opportunity for American farmers, rangers and producers, but the initial text of the agreement covers about $ 950 million in US beef and Ethanol only from hormone.

“Undoubtedly, along with pork and poultry, rice and seafood,” Rollins said at a press conference at a press conference on Tuesday, in a press conference in London, said in a press conference.

He added: “Food security is national security. For example, England really trusts in China and Russia for seafood. America has unusually-the-ordinary seafood. Let’s talk about.”

The notes raised alarms about the potentially deceived by the import of concerns between British farmers and food producers, which could not answer us already Uk or EU production standards.

Many agricultural products in the UK are 72 Pen, including a kilogram of 72 penti, poultry and shrimp, including a kilogram of poultry.

“We are more happy to compete on a similar basis,” he said. “But we allow the standards under our importance, if we allow this unfair competition.”

Rollins soften the expectations of the British expectations, when some US exporters say the English expectations of the British are “no more unfair than our agricultural industry.”

He stressed that the hormone can prepare the safety of beef and chlorous chicken chlorine, and “5 percent only 5 percent” was already washed with chlorine.

“American producers are constantly monitoring what the markets look like and the markets call on a certain type or have more opportunities in a place, we see some actions in the market,” he added.

Griffiths are not limited to chemical washing between US producers “Standard experience to clean the end” – chlorine – chlorine.

For comparison, he can promote the hygiene all process of English poultry farms and use only water. He added that this costs very much.

British ministers have repeatedly insisted that the beef treated with chlorous chickens and hormones will remain illegal in the UK.

Rollins also stressed the benefits of Turkey’s exporters: “We are actually happy to buy American beef, ethanol (and) hope, rice, seafood, other products, including more products of your country.”

The British environment, Food and Village Secretary Steve Reed, said that the trade deal with the United States will protect the farmers and provide food safety, “he said.

“We are always clear that the government will protect English farmers and maintain high animal welfare and environmental standards,” he said.

This article was changed to clarify the US Secretary of Agriculture.