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Tariffs Will Affect Red Meat Exports

Dan Beef, Cattle, Export/Import, Exports/Imports, Pork, Tariff, U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF)

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Many segments of U.S. agriculture will be affected by tariffs, including the red meat industry. As Rusty Halvorson reports, red meat exports would take a significant hit from a tariff war.

Tariffs Will Affect Red Meat Exports

According to the latest export report from the U.S. Meat Export Federation, U.S. beef exports were more than $415 per fed steer or heifer, and pork exports totaled more than $66 per head.