US MEAT EXPORTERS WANT CONGRESS TO PASS FARM BILL TO HELP FIGHT EU EXPORT CAMPAIGNS
December 8th, 2013
THE UNITED States Meat Export Federation (USMEF) has called on the US Congress to speed up its agreement of the US Farm Bill, so that funds can be released helping American meat exporters promote their goods abroad.His call follows last week’s news that the European Union (EU) would be more aggressively promoting its agricultural exports through marketing campaigns.USMEF spokesperson Jim Herlihy said: "We have proposals in our Congress for spending in support of [agricultural] exports; a lot of that comes through the Farm Bill. So we remain hopeful that that ...
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