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Morocco Open to U.S. Beef
Dec 13, 2018
U.S. beef and beef products are now eligible for export to Morocco. Under its free trade agreement with Morocco, the U.S. can export beef at zero duty within tariff rate quotas.
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FSIS Preparing for Phase 2 Implementation of PHIS Export Component
Dec 13, 2018
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is preparing to implement phase two of its Public Health Information System (PHIS) Export Component on March 4, 2019.
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IPPE Exhibitors Can Invite Customers to Attend Tradeshow for Free
Dec 12, 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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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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NAMI Announces New Paid Education Programming for 2019 IPPE
Nov 20, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) announced it will sponsor three new paid education programs at the 2019 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE), scheduled to take place February 12 – 14, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
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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