USMEF applauds a recent breakthrough with Saudi Arabia, in which Saudi officials agreed to remove barriers that had effectively locked most US beef out of the market for the past dozen years.
In April 2025, PIC gained FDA approval for its PRRS-resistant pigs, marking a key advance in fighting a major pig disease. Research by Dr. Jayson Lusk in the August 2025 American Journal of Veterinary Research assessed the global economic impacts of this new technology.
USMEF conducts technical training for US pork and beef with butcher shop managers from the supermarket chain Auto Mercado and sales staff of Belca, a distributor.
The latest American Lamb Board quarterly retail report finds that imported lamb is driving the rise in overall price, comparing a 14% overall increase in lamb prices with a 4.9% increase in domestic lamb prices.
Meat Institute submits comments in response to the US Trade Representative’s 'Request for Comments on Significant Foreign Trade Barriers for the 2026 National Trade Estimate Report.'
Meat Institute asks the Trump Administration to build upon the America First Trade Policy agenda’s recent success in Europe, the United Kingdom and Southeast Asia.