Contract negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association and U.S. Maritime Alliance on a new labor agreement for port workers along the East and Gulf Coasts have stalled, increasing the potential for an Oct. 1 strike. Even though the majority of U.S. red meat exports flow out of the West Coast ports, a strike in the east and south would still have a significant …
USMEF Team Evaluates Beef Promotion in Japan
The U.S. Meat Export Federation recently took a group of livestock producers to Japan to see international beef promotion, first hand. Cattleman and Georgia Beef Board member, Robert Fountain, shares details about the trip in a phone interview from Japan. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
US Beef Exports Hold Momentum
Exports of U.S. beef continued to build momentum in July, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Pork exports were also well above year-ago levels in July, led by a value record for shipments to Mexico. As USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom explains in this audio report, July beef exports totaled 110,419 metric tons …
USMEF Chair Sees Potential for U.S. Pork in Indonesia
With support from the National Pork Board, U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Chair Randy Spronk, a pork producer from Minnesota, recently traveled to Indonesia to see the market potential firsthand. While Indonesia is a majority Muslim country, Spronk notes there is strong potential for U.S. pork sales. In fact, though current volumes are small, market share for U.S. pork has increased …
USMEF Coordinates International Collaboration for Merchandising U.S. Beef and Pork Abroad
U.S. Meat Export Federation has coordinated strategic collaboration between major U.S. beef and pork export markets. Jihae Yang, USMEF vice president for the Asia Pacific, shares more. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
U.S. Beef and Pork See Exceptional Performance Overseas in April
Reaching highs not seen in several years, U.S. pork and beef had an exceptional month in April. U.S. Meat Export Federation President and CEO, Dan Halstrom, has the details. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Traceability Programs See Increased Interest from Livestock Group
Livestock groups across the country are showing increased interest in livestock traceability programs. Gene Noem, a member of the U.S. Meat Export Federation’s Executive Committee shares more on the importance of traceability in marketing U.S. animal protein. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
USMEF and Beef Checkoff Drive Beef Demand Overseas
Driving demand for beef domestically and abroad is the work of the Beef Checkoff Program and its contractors. One Cattlemen’s Beef Board contractor is the U.S. Meat Export Federation. Through a recent trip to South Korea and Japan, producer leaders from 10 states saw first hand how their checkoff dollar works across international markets. Listen below for more! Sponsored ContentCIR …
Global Appetite for Pork
Increasing the global taste for pork. That’s today’s This Land of Ours. There’s a global appetite for U.S. pork, so National Pork Board uses Pork Checkoff funds to advance international product promotion along with the U.S. Meat Export Federation. The Pork Board’s Vice President of International Market Development Courtney Knupp says the strategy is two-fold. “First to differentiate U.S. pork …