Meat Institute Statement on U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement in Principle
Monday, August 26, 2019
Contact: Sarah Little
WASHINGTON, DC – The North
American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) today
applauded the Trump Administration for securing
a trade agreement in principle with
Japan.
“The Meat
Institute applauds the Trump Administration for
negotiating better access to a critical and
growing market for American beef and pork,”
said Meat Institute CEO Julie Anna Potts.
“The U.S. will be better able to compete with
the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific
Partnership nations and the European Union for
valuable market
share.”
Despite
steep tariffs, last year the U.S. exported more
than $3.6 billion in beef and pork to
Japan.
The
agreement is expected to be final next
month.
The North
American Meat Institute is the leading voice
for the meat and poultry industry. The Meat
Institute’s members process the vast majority
of U.S. beef, pork, lamb, and poultry, as well
as manufacture the equipment and ingredients
needed to produce the safest and highest
quality meat and poultry
products.
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