Beef import restrictions or quotas won’t be...

Beef import restrictions or quotas won’t be needed for the first quarter of 1988 since imports are expected to fall below the trigger level, Agriculture Secretary Richard Lyng said. He said an analysis of conditions in the United States and abroad “strongly suggests” that restrictions will be unnecessary through year-end. The 1979 Meat Import Act requires the President to restrict imports of certain kinds of meat--mainly beef and veal--if the Agriculture Department import estimate equals or exceeds the trigger level. The 1988 trigger level is set at 1,525.5 million pounds, 85.5 million pounds above the 1987 level.