21.   Lifting of the export ban aside, U.S. companies expect the Clinton-Jiang summit to improve the environment for U.S. businesses in China.

22.   Lifting of the export ban could give refiners a way of offsetting lackluster margins at home.

23.   Last week, the European Union imposed a global export ban on British beef as fears spread about its safety.

24.   The Clinton administration has supported lifting the export ban.

25.   The EU will go to WTO if the U.S. proceeds with its export ban of European meats, he said.

26.   Then a West Coast crude oil glut led Congress to repeal the export ban.

27.   There is a current export ban on nuclear technology to China and exporting to other Asian countries may violate nuclear proliferation laws, Foley said.

28.   A countrywide ban on livestock movement and an export ban are also in place.

29.   A commissioner of the association, Nafis Daulay, said the export ban had contributed to disruptions in the flow of palm oil distribution.

30.   A relaxation of the export ban will immediately depress the international palm market.