While U.S. beef exports to Taiwan set a new value record last year ($668 million), volume declined slightly from the previous year. But the market has set a blistering pace in 2022, with beef exports through April up 45% from a year ago in volume (nearly 26,000 metric tons) and soaring 85% in value ($313.4 million).
Joel Haggard, U.S. Meat Export Federation senior vice president for the Asia Pacific, explains that it took some time for buyers in Taiwan to adjust to U.S. beef gaining expanded access to China, where many…