U.S. Beef Gains Access to Morocco

U.S. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer announced that Morocco will begin importing U.S. beef and beef products this year.  2018 is the first year that U.S. beef and poultry exporters have access to the Moroccan market under the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement.

Morocco already opened up its market to U.S. poultry back in August.

“New access to Morocco for beef and beef products is an important step in ensuring that our farmers and ranchers can continue to expand their exports of U.S. agricultural products,” said Lighthizer.

“American beef is the best in the world,” Perdue added, “and as soon as the Moroccans get a taste of it, they’ll surely want more.”

As of last month, U.S. ag exports to Morocco were worth more than $512 million dollars.  Initial estimates say that Morocco could be an $80 million export market for U.S. beef and beef products.

In 2017, the U.S. was the third-largest beef exporter in the world, with global sales of beef and beef products worth $7.3 billion.

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