Beef Byproduct Represents 'Huge Export Potential' for Beef Exporters to Hong Kong, USDA Says

Hong Kong importers are looking to buy ox gallstones, a cattle byproduct, potentially creating “huge export potential” for U.S. beef exporters, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service report released March 12. Ox gallstones are in high demand due to low domestic supply, the report said, and are used in Chinese herbal medicine and sell for high prices. Ox gallstones are not regarded as food and are not subject to Hong Kong regulations covering food imports, the report said.