Healthy Latin and South American markets are supporting U.S. beef exports, despite declinging sales to Asia. U.S. Meat Export Federation CEO Dan Halstrom credits a post-COVID return to tourism as a driving force. Logistical issues are one of the current challenges. “We’re starting to see some supply-chain constraints over in the Red Sea around Gaza and near Egypt. It’s relatively short term so far, but the longer it goes on the more this will impact the supply chain as a whole.”
