AMERICAN MEAT INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS WELCOME FARM BILL PASSAGE
December 1st, 2018
The approval last week by the outgoing ‘lame duck’ Congress of the United States of an USD867 billion 2019 Farm Bill, which allocates subsidies to American farmers, has greeted with relief and enthusiasm by US meat and livestock producers.
With President Donald Trump expected to sign the bill into law this week, the certainty injected into the industry through this five-year spending plan is cheering farmers, including meat producers, who have seen steep declines in prices and revenues as a result of the US trade dispute with China.
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