Dan Emery has 25 years experience in the food industry, including 15 as vice president of marketing at Pilgrim's Pride. He is directing Meaningful Solutions, a company founded to assist clients in solving problems.
Despite short-term uncertainty, it remains unclear how a second Donald Trump Administration will impact the food and agriculture industry in the US and abroad for the long term.
While consumers increasingly seek new products that deliver value, the meat and poultry industry must balance opportunities with challenges, including the tight beef supply and avian influenza.
The animal confinement laws (Proposition 12, Calif. /Question 3, Mass.) impacting fresh pork sold in California and Massachusetts are entering the enforcement phase.