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Increasing value to US meat exports

Dan Halstrom, Senior Vice-President of Global Marketing with the US Meat Export Federation told industry representatives attending the Illinois Commodity Conference one way for the US meat industry to remain successful is to continue adding value.  And in terms of adding value Halstrom says they are seeing some very good trends in beef and pork exports.

Halstrom tells Brownfield after delayed completion of the free trade agreements, agriculture is playing a bit of catch up, but the the big news is that the agreements were passed.  Even if, they had hoped to have them completed over a year ago.  Halstroms says now that the agreements are finished it means duty reductions in beef from 40 percent to zero over fifteen years and in pork duty reductions from 25 percent to zero over four years.  Halstrom says those are dramatic impacts over a short period of time that ultimately increases value for the producers.

He says with the completion of the three free trade agreements it allows agriculture to focus on other markets moving forward. Specifically they are looking at increasing age access for beef in Japan, looking to increase access to some variety meats in to Mexico and Halstrom says the big one will be working on direct access into China.

Halstrom addressed attendees at last week’s Illinois Commodity Conference in Bloomington, Ill.

AUDIO: Dan Halstrom, USMEF (4:58mp3)

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