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Chinese pet food tariffs set back US export progress

Tim WallJuly 23, 2018

As of July 6, pet food exports from the United States to China are subject to a 25 percent tariff.

As of July 6, pet food exports from the United States to China are subject to a 25 percent tariff, and the escalating trade war between the planet’s two largest economies worries experts at the Pet Food Institute (PFI).

“PFI was disappointed to learn that China decided to retaliate against…

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