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Highlighting US pork exports with USMEF's Dan Halstrom

CEO discusses what meat processors could be doing to increase exports.

July 29, 2024

The National Provisioner's Multimedia Specialist Brett Parker sits down with Dan Halstrom, president and CEO of US Meat Export Federation, as they discuss US pork exports, which have reached record-high numbers in 2024.

In this conversation, Halstrom explains why pork exports are so popular, what the US does differently with their meats as opposed to other countries, and what meat processors could be doing to increase export numbers.

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