The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Board of Directors meeting kicks off ...

Published: May 22, 2007

The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Board of Directors meeting kicks off Wednesday (May 23) in La Jolla, Calif. The meeting brings together USMEF international staff, officers and members in one location to discuss U.S. red meat export strategies and market planning for the rest of the year.

USMEF invites broadcast media to participate in a teleconference to gather the latest information from international market directors and to ask direct questions regarding U.S. red meat exports. The following lists the teleconference participants:

Dennis L. Erpelding, USMEF chair
Philip M. Seng, USMEF president and CEO
Joel Haggard, USMEF senior vice president, Asia Pacific
John Brook, USMEF regional director, Europe, Russia and the Middle East
Chad Russell, USMEF regional director, Mexico and the Dominican Republic
Greg Hanes, USMEF director, Japan

The teleconference will take place Wednesday morning at 9:30 am ET / 8:30 am CT / 7:30 am MT / 6:30 am PT. If you would like to participate, please contact Cheryl Kamenski, USMEF manager, media relations, at ckamenski@usmef.org by 1:00 pm MT on Tuesday (May 22). Once your request is received, the call-in information will be forwarded to you. We appreciate your participation.