CBEF confident of clinching mainland beef deal

BEIJING - Canada is optimistic of achieving a breakthrough in its negotiations with China this year for sale of beef products, according to Gib Drury, chairman of Canada Beef Export Federation (CBEF).

"The efforts made by us in this regard (beef exports) have been encouraging," Drury told China Daily in an interview yesterday in Beijing.

"We expect to make a beginning in this regard by selling beef tallow in the Chinese market soon," he said.