Paramount U.S. pork keeps pace with competition in Japan
Ground seasoned pork is just one product category for which U.S. market share is at risk.
U.S. Meat Export Federation
December 10, 2018
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National Pork Board
As Japan moves forward with the ratification and implementation of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Japan-EU Economic Partnership, U.S. pork and beef will be stuck in a tariff disadvantage to its major red meat export competition. That’s the message Dan Halstrom, U.S. Meat Export Federation president and chief executive officer, presented in his testimony today during a public hearing held by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in preparation for its upcoming trade agreement negotiations with Japan.