News Articles
Exhibits and Sponsorships Available to Members at Meat Industry Management Conference
NAMI supplier members may sponsor the 2015 Meat Industry Management Conference, which will be held April 15-18, in Carlsbad, California. Table-Top Exhibits
for the Friday evening Supplier Showcase Reception and Sausage/RTE Fest are also available for purchase. These exhibits enable...
News Item · North American Meat Institute · Feb 26, 2015
WTO Hears U.S. Appeal in COOL Dispute
The World Trade Organization (WTO) heard arguments in the appeal of its ruling on the U.S. country-of-origin labeling (COOL) rule. Last year, the WTO ruled
in favor of Canada and Mexico, saying the U.S. COOL rule is out of compliance with its trade obligations. In a statement to...
News Item · North American Meat Institute · Feb 25, 2015
Updated Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade Released
USDA's Economic Research Service and Foreign Agricultural Servicehave
released updated forecasts
for U.S. agricultural trade in Fiscal Year 2015. Agricultural exports are forecast at $141.5 billion, down $2 billion from the November projection and $11...
News Item · North American Meat Institute · Feb 25, 2015
Press Releases
Annual Meat Conference Exhibitors Donate More Than 5,000 Pounds of Meat and Poultry Products to Nashville Food Project
2015 Conference Breaks Attendance Record
Washington, DC – Exhibitors at the Annual Meat Conference (AMC), hosted by the
North American Meat Institute Foundation (NAMIF) and the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) this week in Nashville, Tennessee, donated 5,100 pounds of meat...
Press Release · Feb 27, 2015
Power of Meat Remains Strong at Retail
Nashville, TN— Meat and poultry products remain among the top choices for shoppers at retail, but the tenth annual Power of Meat study published by the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and North American Meat Institute (NAMI) highlights several trends in the way consumers are changing their purchasing behavior...
Press Release · Feb 24, 2015
Nathan Fretz Joins Meat Institute as New Senior Director of Legislative Affairs
Washington, D.C.-- North American Meat Institute’s (NAMI) President and CEO Barry Carpenter announced today that Nathan Fretz has joined the staff as senior director of
legislative affairs.
Most recently, Fretz served as an associate attorney at the law firm Olsson Frank Weeda...
Press Release · Feb 24, 2015