date:Dec 30, 2013
American farmers and ranchers, Vilsack said in a news release Dec. 23.
Washington state officials and growers are also hopeful the Chinese government will soon lift the ban on red and golden delicious apples from the U.S.
A trade delegation of more than 100 people, including Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Agriculture Department director Bud Hover, visited China in late November, said Mike Louisell, public information officer for the department.
Hover told the Tri-City Herald newspaper in Kenne