Participants, including the National Pork Board, will engage directly with foreign buyers, receive in-depth market briefs and participate in site visits.

Nationally, beef and pork exports accounted for 537 million bushels of corn usage, equating to $2.94 billion.

Food-away-from-home CPI rose 7.4% for the year ended April 2022; food-at-home CPI was 11.9% higher for the year ended May 2022.

Increase has made some producers question if now is right time to put on interest rate hedge through traditional fixed rate or interest rate swap product. 

Gen Xers indicated the highest preference for plant protein today at 26%, compared to 20% across other consumer segments.

Korea joins Mexico, the Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam and Brazil in reducing or eliminating tariffs on certain food items to lower consumer prices.

"Where will the pigs be harvested and processed?" remains a major question facing any expansion of the U.S. pork sector.

Legislative Watch: Initiative on 21st Century Trade; lower farm bill costs; ag census; USTR Chief Agricultural Negotiator; Under Secretary for REE; NPB officers

NPPC supports visa reform that opens the H-2A visa program to year-round labor, without an annual cap on the number of visas.

Inflation, rising strength of U.S. dollar growing headwinds for U.S. exports.