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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Michael Savage Policy editor

US to pressure UK to import high-quality American meat in Trump trade deal

A herd of cattle standing in grass on an American ranch with hills in the background.
Red and black Angus cattle on a ranch in Montana. Photograph: debibishop/Getty Images

The United States is expected to push Britain to allow tariff-free access to high-quality American meat as part of any trade deal signed under the incoming Trump administration, amid interest from the president-elect’s trade chief.

Previous attempts to forge an agreement with the US have failed. Demands to allow the import of chlorinated chicken and hormone-fed beef – produced in the US but illegal in the UK – have proved too unpalatable for British ministers.

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