Red Meat Industry Optimistic at USMEF Spring Conference in Kansas City

The U.S. red meat industry gathered in Kansas City last week for the annual U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Spring Conference. In this Audio Report, USMEF Chair Randy Spronk, a pork producer from Edgerton, Minn., notes a sense of optimism among attendees for the remainder of 2024.

In his remarks at the Spring Conference, Spronk highlighted a need for market access through new free trade agreements.

The USMEF Spring Conference was loaded with a number of dynamic presentations from USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kip Tom, CattleFax CEO Randy Blach, Power of Meat author Anne-Marie Roerink and more.

Source: USMEF