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Articles tagged under: North American Meat Institute

MOU Signed Between U.S., Canada, Mexico Meat Sectors

Published February 20, 2024

The North American Meat Institute, which is the largest trade organization for U.S. meatpackers, has signed a memorandum of understanding with its counterparts in Mexico and Canada to improve trade. The groups agreed to work together to address foreign animal…
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Label Proposal May Raise Consumer Prices

Published March 8, 2023

The North American Meat Institute describes the USDA's proposed “Product of the USA” labeling rules as problematic. The NAMI said the rule will likely result in trade retaliation from Canada and Mexico, which could cost American consumers billions of dollars.…
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Meat Institute Disputes White House Packer Claim

Published January 23, 2022

The Biden administration has dubbed the rising retail value of meat coupled with higher packer margins “exploitations” of consumers and farmers.  The North American Meat Institute disputed that claim saying consumers saw increased meat prices in 2021 because of labor…
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A Government – Market Intervention

Published January 4, 2022

Market competition isn’t a new issue for agriculture, but U.S. Cattlemen’s Association Vice President and South Dakota rancher Justin Tupper says the COVID-19 pandemic brought market competition issues to light again. "People have called to tell me they don't want…
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White House Links Packer Consolidation to Inflation

Published December 13, 2021

In a White House blog post, the Biden Administration has cited meat prices as a key factor for the higher rate of inflation. The blog says the increase in meat prices goes beyond supply and demand factors and is due…
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Line Speeds Allowed to Increase

Published November 11, 2021

USDA is allowing nine pork processing plants to operate at faster line speeds. A 20-year pilot program allowed faster line speeds to expand pork packing capacity by 2.5 percent, but that was taken away this summer when a federal court…
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Packers/Processors Respond

Published September 9, 2021

The North American Meat Institute, which represents packers and processors, blamed the labor shortage for the increase in meat and poultry prices. In a statement, NAMI said “issuing inflammatory statements that ignore the fundamentals of how supply and demand affects…
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Meat and Poultry Workers May Get COVID Vaccine Soon

Published December 21, 2020

The Centers for Disease Control Advisory Committee on Immunization Priority said frontline meat and poultry workers should be some of the first to get the new COVID vaccine. The agriculture industry is pleased with the CDC’s recommendation. In a statement,…
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Ag Groups Cheer on USMCA

Published July 2, 2020

The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement went into effect on July 1. In response, agricultural organizations shared positives of the trade deal. In a statement, the North American Meat Institute said the agreement is critical to meat and poultry processors and the U.S.…
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Ag Industry Leaders Look at the Food Supply Chain

Published May 13, 2020

After a slow down and closures, meat packing plants are starting to run again. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says the industry turned a corner, but capacity is still low. "We're going to have meat protein for the future," says Perdue.…
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