Brazil opens market to U.S. beef; NPPC working to get U.S. pork in

Brazil opens market to U.S. beef; NPPC working to get U.S. pork in

The USDA recently announcement it reached a deal with Brazil to reopen that market to U.S. beef, a move that may help pave the way for U.S. pork access to the South American country.

The National Pork Producers Council is working with USDA to get pork exports into the Brazilian market, although the organization's biggest priority in Latin American is Argentina.

 

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