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IPPE Exhibitors Can Invite Customers to Attend Tradeshow for Free
Dec 21, 2018
International Production and Processing Expo (IPPE) exhibiting companies can invite their customers to attend the show, February 12 - 14, 2019, in Atlanta, Georgia, for free through the new Traffic Boost system.
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USTR Delays List 3 Tariff Increase
Dec 20, 2018
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) delayed the scheduled January 1, 2019, List 3 tariff increase from 10 percent to 25 percent on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports to the U.S.
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Trade Data Through October 2018 Now Available
Dec 19, 2018
The latest Trade and Market Statistics Report released by USDA and compiled by the Meat Institute presenting data through October 31, 2018, is now available.
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Meat and Poultry Industry Achieves Lowest-Ever Incidence Rate for Non-Fatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
Dec 20, 2018
Washington, DC – U.S. meat and poultry packers and processors continued to make significant progress in workplace safety in 2017, as the newly released Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) incidence rate for non-fatal occupational injuries and illnesses reached an all-time industry low.
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Meat Institute Applauds Signing of U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement, Encourages Swift Resolution to Tariffs Hindering U.S. Meat Exports
Dec 3, 2018
Washington, DC – “The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) applauds the recent signing of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, which modernizes the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). USMCA represents a positive step in preserving duty-free access to two of the U.S. meat and poultry industry’s most critical foreign markets.
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Meat Institute Details Meat and Poultry Industry Negotiating Objectives for U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement
Nov 26, 2018
Washington, DC – The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) outlined key meat and poultry industry negotiating objectives and priorities for a bilateral U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement in comments submitted today to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. The Trump Administration, in October, notified Congress of its intention to enter into trade negotiations with Japan, and subsequently requested public input.
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Mighty Earth’s Mighty Miss
By NAMI On August 3, 2017
This week the environmental activist group Mighty Earth issued a report titled “Mystery Meat II: The Industry Behind the Quiet Destruction of the American Heartland,” which seeks to blame the meat industry for any real or perceived environmental impact it can find... read more
Lessons on Processed Meat and Cancer
By Eric Mittenthal On May 8, 2017
It is rare that I sit in a session at a conference and am riveted by the entire presentation. But that was the case when David Klurfeld, Ph.D., USDA’s National Program Leader for Human Nutrition in the Agricultural Research Service, spoke at our recent Meat Industry... read more
What Happens When You Tell People to Stop Eating Meat
By NAMI On December 27, 2016
What happens when you tell people to stop eating meat? They get mad! And why wouldn’t they? Meat is both delicious and nutrient dense. In 2016, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans confirmed once again that meat can play a key role as part of a healthy diet... read more