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Jan 20, 2022 New Organization Launches Promoting Women in the Meat and Poultry Industry Meat and poultry industry leaders from all sectors have come together to create the Women’s Meat Industry Network (WMIN) to educate, develop, promote, and retain women working in the industry. more...
Jan 19, 2022 North American Meat Institute to House Judiciary: Meat & Poultry Industry not to Blame for Inflation The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) today said consumers saw increased meat prices in 2021 because of labor shortages, greater consumer demand, supply chain problems and other factors experienced by most sectors of the economy. more...
Jan 19, 2022 Did You Know: Packer share of the Consumer Food Dollar Lower than Producers The Biden administration and some cattle producers have blamed meat industry concentration for producers getting a smaller share of the consumer dollar for beef than they did decades ago. more...
Jan 19, 2022 The Cost of Beef for Consumers Stable Since 1994 Under Current Structure of Fed Cattle Market Looking for a scapegoat for economy-wide inflation, the Biden administration has alleged that meat and poultry industry concentration is to blame for rising consumer prices. The truth is not so convenient. more...
Jan 14, 2022 North American Meat Institute’s Laurie Bryant Inducted into Meat Industry Hall of Fame The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) is excited to announce Laurie Bryant, Executive Director of the Meat Import Council of America, Inc. (MICA) from 2001 through 2020, was inducted into the Meat Industry Hall of Fame, Class of 2021. more...
Jan 12, 2022 North American Meat Institute, FMI Cancel 2022 Annual Meat Conference The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) and FMI - The Food Industry Association (FMI) today made the difficult decision to cancel the 2022 Annual Meat Conference (AMC) out of respect for the health of our communities and due to the attention and consideration our respective members are putting... more...
Jan 11, 2022 North American Meat Institute Applauds Agreement Opening India’s Market to U.S. Pork Imports NAMI welcomed India’s decision to allow imports of U.S. pork and pork products into the country and thanked the Biden Administration for working to secure increased access for high-quality U.S. meat products to this growing and strategically important export market. more...
Jan 3, 2022 North American Meat Institute: Government Intervention in Markets Will Not Help Consumers, Producers The North American Meat Institute, the nation’s trade association for meat and poultry packers and processors of all sizes, today released the following statement regarding the “The Biden-Harris Action Plan for a Fairer, More Competitive, and More Resilient Meat and Poultry Supply Chain.” more...
Dec 20, 2021 North American Meat Institute to CDFA: Modified Prop 12 Rules Remain Flawed; More Time Needed In comments submitted to the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) said, despite modification to proposed rules for Proposition 12 (Prop 12 or the law), the proposed rules remain flawed and more time is needed for compliance. more...
Dec 16, 2021 North American Meat Institute Hires Bryan Burns of Bachoco OK Foods Burns to Provide Expertise on Workforce, Sustainability & Packers & Stockyards Act Issues The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) today announced Bryan Burns, currently of Bachoco OK Foods, will be joining the Meat Institute staff as Vice President and Associate General Counsel ... more...
Dec 10, 2021 North American Meat Institute: White House Economic Council Not Very Economic The Meat Institute today dismissed another desperate attempt by the White House Economic Council to shift blame for record food inflation to the meat and poultry industry. more...
Dec 8, 2021 North American Meat Institute Applauds House Passage of Ocean Shipping Reform Act; Urges Senate to Act to Protect US Exports The Meat Institute today applauded the U.S. House of Representatives approval of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, a bill to prohibit ocean carriers from unreasonably declining export cargo bookings, a practice that has disadvantaged American exporters including the meat and poultry industry. more...
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