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Trump has long expressed interest in purchasing Greenland, a Danish territory, describing it as “absolutely necessary” for U.S. security. He also raised concerns over the Panama Canal, claiming its current operation by Chinese interests undermines American control of a critical trade route.

Despite what many called a challenging year for U.S. pork exports, here’s what the numbers don’t show about U.S. pork exports in 2022.

USMEF notes as the U.S. pork industry seeks to diversify global demand, Central and South America will be key growth areas.

“The safeguard trigger is obviously not good,” says Gerardo Rodriguez, USMEF regional marketing director. “But this is a result of more interest in finding U.S. pork in Panama.”