Suggested Lead: Step by step, the United States is making excellent progres...

Suggested Lead: Step by step, the United States is making excellent progress in restoring the image of its beef products around the world. That according to Randy Blach (block), executive vice president of Cattle-Fax, who says it has to be put in perspective.

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Blach says the numbers speak for themselves.

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Speaking at the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) annual meeting in Mexico earlier this month, Blach told attendees that current market signals in the cattle industry are beginning to create products that are more easily sold into foreign countries.

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Blach says that although the export market is very important, it needs to be put in context of the entire market for the animals.

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USMEF held its annual Strategic Marketing and Planning Conference in Cancun Nov. 1-3.

The U.S. Meat Export Federation is the trade association responsible for developing international markets for the U.S. red meat industry and is funded by USDA, exporting companies, and the beef, pork, lamb, corn, sorghum and soybean checkoff programs.

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