By Barbara Olejnik
Poultry Times staff
bolejnik@poultrytimes.com
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The U.S. has developed a new procedure for the export of soybeans to China in order to comply with that country's phytosanitary import requirements.
The new procedure, which went into effect on Jan. 1 of this year, involves USDA's Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service notifying China when a soybean shipment exceeds 1 percent foreign material.
In a news release, USDA said Chinese officials have assured the U.S. that this notification will allow all U.S. soybean exports to China, including those with. . .