Immigration Reform for Meat Processors and More Ag Input for MAHA
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**The Meat Institute called for the processing sector to be included in the President’s plans for a stable and legal ag workforce.
Meat Institute President, Julie Anna Potts is urging the
Trump administration to include meat and poultry packers and processors in the efforts to improve agriculture worker programs.
Potts says our members need H-2A visa program changes and modernization of E-Verify to ensure the processing sector has a year-round workforce.
**Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins announced American ag producers will have greater market access to Thailand and Vietnam and maintain access to Brazil.
Actions by the administration included maintaining consistent access to Brazilian markets for U.S. dairy producers.
Citrus and apple growers will be able to sell more products to Thailand, and stone fruit growers will face lower non-tariff barriers in Vietnam as a result of actions taken by the USDA.
**More than 250 groups of farmers, ranchers, and agrochemical companies are urging the Trump administration to seek their input on future Make America Healthy Again Commission declarations.
Reuters reports the farm sector has been pushing for more involvement in MAHA.
The group says the MAHA report was produced without adequate input from the farm sector and contained numerous errors and distortions that have created unfounded fears about the safety of our food.
