British Lamb Hits American Market for First Time in Over 20 Years
A shipment of lamb from the U.K. was exported to the U.S. for the first time in over 20 years, Britain's Department for International Trade said. In 2021, USDA agreed to allow British lamb to enter the American market, given that the needed inspections were carried out. This week, a shipment of lamb from meat processors Dunbia in Wales was flown to the U.S.
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"Seeing our world-class lamb back on American menus is fantastic news for our farmers," Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch said. "Now they can sell to a consumer market of over 300 million people, which support jobs and growth in a vital British industry. It also shows our two nations working together to remove barriers and boost trade, building on recent resolutions on steel tariffs, and whisky exports."