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After recent seminar with Mexican meat industry officials, USMEF says education of inspectors is key to keeping meat trade open with Mexico.

As the ‘Me Too’ movement continues to spread, animal activist groups are no longer exempt from scandals involving sexual harassment. Here, from the left, is the explanation why.

At the Latin American Product Showcase, more than 60 USMEF exporting member companies participated, displaying and promoting U.S. beef, pork and lamb products. The event attracted more than 190 buyers from 23 countries.

USMEF opened its annual conference with a status report on the current state of U.S. beef, pork and lamb exports, followed by a discussion of trade policy issues shaping the outlook for exports in 2019 and beyond.

The U.S. Meat Export Federation will award recipients of its Michael J. Mansfield Award and Distinguished Service Award Nov. 7 at the USMEF Strategic Planning Conference in Long Beach, Calif.

Total red meat exports moved higher in March, and first-quarter volumes were up by 2%. Pork exports were up 3%, year over year.

The 11 remaining members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership* recently announced plans to move forward with a modified trade agreement. Will it mean less trade between the U.S. and Japan?

January exports of U.S. beef and pork were slightly below last year’s volume levels while export value posted mixed results, according to statistics released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation.

While China has seen some decline in consumer demand for pork, this is likely temporary, given that pork is such a longstanding and important staple of the Chinese diet. Does that leave opportunity for the U.S.?

Whether traditional markets or emerging economies, trade is vital to U.S. pork producers.

The Philippines is consistently a top 10 market for U.S. red meat exports.

While the U.S. captures a dominant share of Mexico's imported pork and beef market, the U.S. industry cannot take this position for granted.

The USMEF project demonstrated the profitability of using U.S. pork and beef products.

Led by South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and Latin America markets, July beef exports climbed 12% in volume to 116,575 mt, valued at $722 million – up 16% from a year ago and just slightly below the May 2018 record.

Mexico’s chief NAFTA negotiator and Canada’s top agricultural official say their countries remain committed to completing the North American Free Trade Agreement renegotiations.

August pork export volume was down 1% from last year at 182,372 mt, while export value fell 3% to $494.1 million.

China's Ministry of Health recently issued new dietary guidelines calling for Chinese citizens to significantly reduce their meat consumption. Joel Haggard, U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) senior vice presiden

U.S. livestock and grain producers visited Japan Sept. 3-8 to meet with buyers of U.S. pork and beef and get a firsthand look at this leading international market for U.S. red meat.