Recent reports claim that U.S. beef exports to the island are negatively impacted by competition from New Zealand, alluding to benefits of the recent Taiwan/New Zealand Free Trade Agreement. However, a review of the data confirms the United States as the number one supplier of high-quality, chilled, beef to the island with trade up 26% year over year. Still tight domestic supplies, regional demand competition, and high prices limit exports of frozen U.S. beef to the island.
