Canadian beef ban dropped

Taiwan lifted its temporary ban on Canadian beef Friday, removing the trade barrier it imposed on the product after an outbreak of mad cow disease in Alberta last year. Prior to the ban, some $12 million of Canada’s $2 billion in total annual beef exports went to Taiwan, making it Canada’s seventh largest beef market. Mexico lifted its decadelong ban on some cattle imports last week, a move expected to be worth $250 million to Canadian beef producers.