The ability to trade freely is critical and vital, National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) president Duane Stateler said in a release.
International trade is essential to U.S. pork producers – and to the communities where pork producers live and support. Read more here.
Stateler, a pork producer from McComb, Ohio, says, “We trade with business partners, and those relationships depend on trust, certainty and stability.”
America’s pork producers are engaged at the highest levels of government, in the U.S. and beyond. This week, Stateler and more than 120 leaders in the pork industry will be in Washington, D.C., for direct, in-person meetings across the legislative and executive branches.
When it comes to trade, pork producers will be urging lawmakers to consider these critical points:
1. The critical importance of international trade for pork production. More than 25% of pork production goes to exports through many distinct products to high-value markets across the globe.
2. Pork producers’ vigorous opposition to retaliatory tariffs charged against U.S. products, including those affecting U.S. pork producers. Retaliatory actions against food, and pork, are the wrong approach to resolving trade disputes.
3. Barriers to market access in many locations continue to impact the industry’s ability to serve the ongoing high demand for U.S. pork.
“America’s pork producers have long fought for free and fair trade, knowing that we can provide a high-quality, safe, affordable protein that is in demand,” Stateler said in a release. “In that message – and that goal – we are unwavering.”
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