Vietnam has lifted its eight-year-old ban on Canadian live breeding cattle, sheep and goats, becoming the first Asian country to do so since a 2003 discovery of mad cow disease, Canada's trade and agriculture ministers said on Sunday.
The move, which takes effect immediately, gives Canada a share in a market worth $50 million, International Trade Minister Ed Fast said in a statement, praising the impact of closer ties with Southeast Asia.
Vietnam reopened to Canadian beef last year.
Nearly all countries that had banned Canadian beef since 2003 have agreed to resume imports. China agreed last year partly to reopen Canadian access, but commercial shipments have not yet restarted. More
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