The deal is a step toward approval of the USMCA.

The USDA said the country canceled 3,247 metric tons of pork.

Science-based trade rules now allow products from all US cattle to enter Japan.

Trade talks could resume between the country’s leaders at the upcoming G-20 summit.

The trade agreement must secure approval of legislatures in all three partner countries.

USDA estimates the country could import around $10 million of US meat products annually.

A report from the Foreign Agricultural Service details how African Swine Fever is roiling the country’s pork industry.

Ratifying USMCA is critical to additional US trade efforts according to the chief ag negotiator.

Pressure is growing for a trade agreement to be reached.

Both sides need a deal, but a quick fix isn’t likely, according to an economist.