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D.C. Dispatches by Cynthia Dizikes

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    Franken praises China for reopening markets

    By Cynthia Dizikes | Published Thu, Oct 29 2009 1:55 pm

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., praised China’s announced intent today to reopen its markets to U.S. pork and live swine.

    In 2008, China was the U.S. pork industry’s fastest growing market, but the country stopped accepting pork exports after the H1N1 virus emerged, according to Franken.

    The World Health Organization and the World Organization for Animal Health have repeatedly stressed that there is no risk to humans from consuming properly prepared pork and pork products.

    In a statement, Franken thanked Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. trade representative Ron Kirk for their work on the issue.

    “On behalf of Minnesota farmers and families, I would like to thank Secretary Vilsack and Representative Kirk for their efforts to re-open the Chinese market to U.S. pork,” Franken said. “Farmers are the backbone of Minnesota, and of this country. We must be sure we are doing everything we can to support them.”

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    Cynthia Dizikes is MinnPost's Washington, D.C., correspondent and covers Minnesota's congressional delegation and reports on developments out of Washington that are important to Minnesota readers. She received her master's degree in journalism from UC Berkeley and has worked as an intern in the Los Angeles Times' Washington bureau, reporting on a variety of topics, and as a reporter for the Anniston Star in Alabama. Her work has also appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, the Oakland Tribune, Congress Daily and on National Public Radio. She can be reached at cdizikes [at] minnpost [dot] com.

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