Suggested Lead: Stressing the importance of international markets, U.S. Meat ...

Suggested Lead: Stressing the importance of international markets, U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Chair Dennis Erpelding told U.S. producers at the Cattle Industry Convention in Nashville today that the potential value of products from their animals is even greater beyond this country’s borders.

Afterward, Erpelding said the convention has been a great opportunity for USMEF to explain the current conditions for U.S. beef in foreign countries. 

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Erpelding, who is corporate affairs manager for Elanco Animal Health, says today’s production sector understands the need to expand their markets.

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Asia still has its challenges, but Mexico has been a pleasant surprise for several years.

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According to Erpelding, it hasn’t always been easy to communicate the value of the export market, but that is changing.

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The 2007 Cattle Industry Convention is being held in Nashville through Saturday, Feb. 3.

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

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