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Canada and Mexico on COOL Retaliation
With the World Trade Organization Wednesday to hear formal requests from Mexico and Canada to retaliate against the United States over Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) for meat products, a Global Business Dialogue panel at the National Press Club Tuesday was very timely. The panel, which was sponsored by the National Pork Producers Council, featured representatives from both countries discussing …
27th World Pork Expo Shatters Records
The 27th World Pork Expo (#WPX15) is set to break records again this year with more than 20,000 people from more than 20 countries attending. Other records include an increase in the number of junior members (closing in on 1,000) exhibiting more than 1,700 hogs with 200 of which are first-time participants. World Pork Expo 2015 photo album. Interviews and …
NPPC Comments on Breakdown of TPP Talks
The National Pork Producers Council continues to carefully watch negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and expressed disappointment in the outcome of meetings last week with the Japanese. In this interview, NPPC Vice President and Counsel for International Affairs Nick Giordano talks about what happened last week and why the issue is so important to U.S. pork producers.
2014 World Pork Expo
The 2014 World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa featured record crowds, record booths, record entries in the Junior Nationals and the world’s largest pork burger. The event, which is sponsored by the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC), is the world’s largest pork industry trade show. Click here to view the 2014 World Pork Expo photo album. Audio features from …
Livestock Groups Address Farm Bill Concerns
Livestock organizations and food associations are opposing the farm bill out of conference committee this week because makes no changes to the Country of Origin Labeling law (COOL), which is being challenged by Mexico and Canada over world trade violations. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association president Scott George, National Association of Manufacturers director of international trade policy Jessica Lemos, and National …
National Pork Trade Update
The National Pork Producers Council held a telephone press conference this morning from Brussels, Belgium to discuss important trade issues related to U.S. pork, including the Chilean pork safeguard proceeding and the U.S. response, latest on U.S. Country of Origin Labeling and actions by Canada and Mexico, and progress on a U.S.-EU Free Trade Agreement – the Transatlantic Trade and …
Animal Agriculture Alliance Stakeholders Summit
Last week I attended the Animal Agriculture Alliance Stakeholders Summit in Arlington, Virginia. The event brought industry leaders together to discuss Activists at the Door: Protecting Animals, Farms, Food and Consumer Confidence. The two-day conference started thought provoking conversations throughout the agriculture community on animal rights, transparency, crisis management and much more. Here you can find audio from the event, …
NOVUS International Signs Agreement With Chr. Hansen
(St. Charles, MO – AgNewsWire) NOVUS International, Inc. and Chr. Hansen, Inc., two leaders in animal health and nutrition, signed an agreement last week at World Pork Expo (WPX). This agreement combines the strengths of both organizations with respect to sales and technical competencies to position BioPlus 2B® to the swine industry in the United States. Full Release