Taiwan’s parliament has approved a measure that will allow U.S. pork imports containing ractopamine, a leanness enhancing additive. Iowa Pork Producers Association President Mike Paustian says that a positive move by Taiwan that should help trading relations between them and the U.S.

Paustian says ractopamine is in the process of being phased out anyway, so the problem should work itself out going forward. He also says it’s positive Taiwan is following international trading standards by allowing pork in with ractopamine.

Pork is Taiwan’s protein of choice with the average per capita consumption around 40 kilograms. Paustian says that’s another reason it’s important to be able to ship pork to them.

Taiwan officials are hoping that easing barrier to U.S. pork imports will make it easier to establish a free trade deal with the United States.