China to lift ban on imports of UK beef - Hammond

LONDON (Reuters) - China has agreed to lift a ban on imports of British beef that was imposed over a BSE crisis in the 1990s, finance minister Philip Hammond said on Wednesday.

"Delighted that I have agreed with Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua that China will lift the BSE ban on British beef. This is great news for British farmers," he said on Twitter.

Hammond is visiting Beijing this week.

(Reporting by Kate Holton; editing by Stephen Addison)