Exports Lead Optimistic Outlook at 2011 Cattle Industry Convention
Published: Feb 04, 2011
While a wintry blast greeted cattle producers at the 2011 Cattle Industry Convention in Denver, it hasn't chilled the positive outlook of cattlemen attending the meeting. One of the reasons behind their optimism: record beef exports.
When December results become official, U.S. beef exports are poised to set a new value record. USMEF projects the final 2010 export total (including variety meat) to be about $4.0 billion, breaking the single-year value record of $3.86 billion set in 2003.
“We still face a lot of market access issues and other factors that are keeping U.S. beef exports from reaching their full potential,” said USMEF Chairman Keith Miller, a farmer-stockman from Great Bend, Kan. “But the cattlemen I have spoken with here really appreciate the progress we have made and understand how much exports mean to their bottom line – especially at a time when they are facing very high input costs.”
On Friday afternoon, Miller, USMEF President and CEO Philip Seng and Senior Vice President Thad Lively will address the Joint International Markets Committee meeting, where cattlemen will focus on current trade issues and discuss priorities for the international marketing programs funded by the Beef Checkoff Program. The convention concludes on Saturday with board of directors meetings for the Cattlemen's Beef Board and the National Cattlemen's Beef Association.
“We still face a lot of market access issues and other factors that are keeping U.S. beef exports from reaching their full potential,” said USMEF Chairman Keith Miller, a farmer-stockman from Great Bend, Kan. “But the cattlemen I have spoken with here really appreciate the progress we have made and understand how much exports mean to their bottom line – especially at a time when they are facing very high input costs.”
On Friday afternoon, Miller, USMEF President and CEO Philip Seng and Senior Vice President Thad Lively will address the Joint International Markets Committee meeting, where cattlemen will focus on current trade issues and discuss priorities for the international marketing programs funded by the Beef Checkoff Program. The convention concludes on Saturday with board of directors meetings for the Cattlemen's Beef Board and the National Cattlemen's Beef Association.
While a wintry blast greeted cattle producers at the 2011 Cattle Industry Convention in Denver, it hasn’t chilled the positive outlook of cattlemen attending the meeting. One of the reasons behind their optimism: record beef exports.
When December results become official, U.S. beef exports are poised to set a new value record. USMEF projects the final 2010 export total (including variety meat) to be about $4.0 billion, breaking the single-year value record of $3.86 billion set in 2003.
“We still face a lot of market access issues and other factors that are keeping U.S. beef exports from reaching their full potential,” said USMEF Chairman Keith Miller, a farmer-stockman from Great Bend, Kan. “But the cattlemen I have spoken with here really appreciate the progress we have made and understand how much exports mean to their bottom line – especially at a time when they are facing very high input costs.”
On Friday afternoon, Miller, USMEF President and CEO Philip Seng and Senior Vice President Thad Lively will address the Joint International Markets Committee meeting, where cattlemen will focus on current trade issues and discuss priorities for the international marketing programs funded by the Beef Checkoff Program. The convention concludes on Saturday with board of directors meetings for the Cattlemen’s Beef Board and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.
“We still face a lot of market access issues and other factors that are keeping U.S. beef exports from reaching their full potential,” said USMEF Chairman Keith Miller, a farmer-stockman from Great Bend, Kan. “But the cattlemen I have spoken with here really appreciate the progress we have made and understand how much exports mean to their bottom line – especially at a time when they are facing very high input costs.”
On Friday afternoon, Miller, USMEF President and CEO Philip Seng and Senior Vice President Thad Lively will address the Joint International Markets Committee meeting, where cattlemen will focus on current trade issues and discuss priorities for the international marketing programs funded by the Beef Checkoff Program. The convention concludes on Saturday with board of directors meetings for the Cattlemen’s Beef Board and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.