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Oct 7, 2021 NAMI Witness to House Ag Committee: Beef & Cattle Markets Driven by Supply & Demand Following warnings about government intervention in beef and cattle markets from leading agricultural economists from around the country, François Léger, Owner and CEO of FPL Food, on behalf of the North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) offered his perspective on the market as a beef... more...
Oct 5, 2021 New Texas A&M Report: Government Interference in Beef & Cattle Markets has Unintended Consequences; Will Cost Producers Billions In response to a bipartisan request from the House Agriculture Committee, Texas A&M University has completed a comprehensive report on the U.S. cattle and beef markets written by leading economists across the country. Among its key findings is that proposals increasing government intervention and... more...
Sep 29, 2021 North American Meat Institute Selects Inaugural Class of Emerging Leaders The North American Meat Institute selected 20 participants for its inaugural Emerging Leaders Program , which will apply the vision of the Meat Institute’s Protein PACT to future industry executives who proved themselves ready to take the next step in their leadership journey. more...
Sep 23, 2021 Meat Institute joins U.S.-led sustainable productivity growth coalition, submits Protein PACT to Food Systems Summit The North American Meat Institute today (Thursday) announced that it will join the U.S. government-led multistakeholder Coalition of Action on Sustainable Productivity Growth for Food Security and Resource Conservation to be launched by the Biden administration at the UN Food Systems Summit. more...
Sep 14, 2021 North American Meat Institute to Secretary Vilsack: Scapegoating Industry Does Not Help Consumer The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) today said the Secretary of Agriculture’s transparent attempts to scapegoat the meat and poultry industry to shift blame for inflationary prices will not help consumers. more...
Sep 13, 2021 North American Meat Institute Applauds the Nomination of Elaine Trevino to be Chief Ag Negotiator at USTR The North American Meat Institute applauds President Joe Biden’s nomination of Elaine Trevino to serve as the Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. more...
Sep 13, 2021 North American Meat Institute Urges President Biden to Act on Unfair Ocean Carrier Practices The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute), along with more than 70 agriculture associations, today called on President Joe Biden to address ocean carrier practices that are causing increased costs and delays for American businesses... more...
Sep 8, 2021 North American Meat Institute Statement on Consumer Prices for Meat and Poultry Products The North American Meat Institute today issued the following statement about inflammatory statements regarding the meat and poultry industry and the price of consumer goods during a labor shortage and a global pandemic: more...
Aug 27, 2021 North American Meat Institute Calls for Moratorium on Prop 12 Enforcement With California’s Proposition 12’s (Prop 12) January 1, 2022, effective date for pork looming and the rules implementing the law nearly two years late and far from final, the North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) ... more...
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