Morocco to start importing American poultry products

Morocco will start importing American poultry products for the first time, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office and the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Tuesday, 7th of August, reports Reuters.

Morocco expects an initial annual shipment estimated at about $10 million after it lifted the ban on U.S. poultry, implemented due to safety concerns.

USTR and USDA worked with the Moroccan government «to provide insurance on the safety of U.S. poultry», says the same source.

«I am convinced that when the Moroccan people get a taste of U.S. poultry, they're going to want more of it», U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said in a statement. The American official added that allowing this measure was a «top priority» for the Trump administration.

For the record, Morocco and the United States have a free trade agreement. The North American country is the world’s second-largest poultry exporter after Brazil, which also announced in April that it will start tryexporting poultry products to the Kingdom.