The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Spring Conference kicked off Wednesday in San Antonio, attracting a diverse range of participants including pork, beef, lamb, corn, and soybean producers, as well as packers, processors, exporters, and traders from throughout the United States.
USMEF Chair Mark Swanson, who recently founded food safety consulting firm Tru Grit KGMS Enterprises LLC, welcomed attendees and urged them to take the opportunity to visit one-on-one with a strong contingent of USMEF’s international staff from Asia, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, Europe. and Africa. Due to COVID travel restrictions, this is the first time since 2019 that most of these staff members have participated in an in-person USMEF conference.