Pakistan Bans Certain Ag Imports
Pakistan recently announced an import ban on “many categories” of agricultural goods, including red meat, fruits and certain seafood, USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service said May 25 in a report. The agency said nontariff barriers already restrict imports of many of…
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the products added to the banned list, so the new restrictions will affect only a “small percentage” of U.S. exports. Pakistan implemented the ban due to “severe deterioration in the value of the rupee vis-a-vis the dollar,” which “has exacerbated rising import costs.”