The UK has struck a deal to export beef to the Philippines, more than two decades after shipments were banned due to concerns over BSE.
The south-east Asian country accepts UK pork, poultry and lamb exports. London said the deal, agreed after inspections last year, would be worth GBP34m over five years.
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UK industry body The AHDB described the Philippines as “the largest food and drink market in south-east Asia”.
It said UK pork shipments to the Philippines grew four times between 2015 and 2016, with pork offal shipments rising by 40% in the same period. Meat consumption in the country is expected to grow by 10% over the next five years, it added.
George Eustice, the UK’s food minister, said: “Securing market access for our world-class beef to the Philippines is a huge vote of confidence for a sector that already exports more than GBP350m (US$455m) around the world.”
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