The National Cattleman’s Beef Association (NCBA) wants to do away with the Product of the USA label on beef, saying the term could potentially be misleading to consumers. Kent Bacus, senior director of international trade and market access for NCBA, based out of Washington, D.C., explains that current rules state that beef product only has… Read More
Welcome to this mid-week edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you today by Stoller Enterprises. On today’s show, you’ll hear from: Kent Bacus, senior director of international trade and market access of NCBA, about U.S. labelling and how that slips into COOL territory; An X-Cyte product spotlight with Ryan Bonnett of Stoller Enterprises; Jim Wiesemeyer,… Read More
News of the U.S./China trade deal has largely focused on China agreeing to purchase $80 billion in U.S. agricultural goods over the next two years, but there are other clauses in the text of the deal that have the potential for a large impact on American and Canadian beef producers. The deal also includes a… Read More
It’s our last day of broadcasting from San Antonio, Texas. On today’s show, hear: The top ag news stories of the day; An update from the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, their current objectives, USMCA, labelling, and more, with John Masswohl, director of government and international relations; Breaking down trade, demand, and subsidies impacting the beef industry,… Read More
The United States announced this week that it had an agreement to increase beef exports to China. Lately much of the trade focus has been on holding on to existing markets but possible changes are afoot as President Donald Trump threatens to renegotiate NAFTA. The U.S./Canada beef industry relationship is more than one of just buying… Read More