…like a drum in the past,” said NPPC President Jim Heimerl, a pork producer from Johnstown, Ohio. “This must stop. We expect the Trump administration to require the EU to…
U.S. Pork Losses from Trade Dispute with Mexico: $1.5 Billion
Losses Attributed to China Dispute Estimated at $1 Billion The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) called for an end to a trade dispute that has cost U.S. pork producers an…
NPPC Testifies In Support Of USMCA
…NPPC pointed out. “The USMCA will maintain and strengthen our strong economic ties with our North American neighbors,” testified Maria Zieba, NPPC’s director of international trade. “Preserving the North American…
Trade News Has Pork Producers Feeling Optimistic
…direction now,” said NPPC President Jim Heimerl, a pork producer from Johnstown, Ohio. “Producers are hurting because of retaliatory tariffs on pork, which were prompted by the administration’s efforts to…
Pork Producers Encouraged by Trade Announcement
…if approved. Between the USMCA, and the recently updated agreement with South Korea, NPPC points out that the administration has maintained the U.S. pork industry’s zero-tariff access to three of…
Groups Respond to New US-Mexico-Canada Agreement
…provide American producers with the certainty we need to continue selling our products to our partners to the north and south.” Source: National Cattlemen’s Beef Association NPPC: NPPC Hails U.S.-Mexico-Canada…
NPPC: Auto Import Tariffs Will Prompt More Retaliation Against American Agriculture
…under the 1962 Trade Expansion Act’s Section 232 for national security reasons. NPPC reiterated its opposition to U.S. tariffs imposed to date – Section 232 duties on steel and aluminum…
Pork Industry Commits To Fighting Antibiotic Resistance
…industry is committed to doing its part to address it,” said Dr. Gordon Spronk, a swine veterinarian from Minnesota and an NPPC board member. “Pork producers have practiced responsible use…
Indonesia and Australia Commit to Trade Agreement
…The National Pork Producers Council says the organization is pushing for full access to the Australian market, noting that pork is the largest U.S. agricultural export to Australia. However, NPPC…
Hurricane Changes Fly-in Schedule for Ag Groups
…fly-in. Pork producers this week were there to talk trade, the farm bill and labor issues with lawmakers, according to the Hagstrom Report. NPPC also seeks “proper regulatory authority for…
Producers Welcome Help But Want End To Trade Disputes
…producers, by giving us some relief from the financial hit we’ve taken from retaliatory tariffs from some of our biggest trading partners,” said NPPC President Jim Heimerl, a hog farmer…
Groups Comment on Farmer Aid Package
…the crosshairs of global trade retaliation. The following statement may be attributed to NPPC President Jim Heimerl, a pork producer from Johnstown, Ohio. “President Trump has said he has the…
U.S. Pork Calls for Level Playing Field on Regulatory Issues
The National Pork Producers Council says pork producers now face a “regulatory land grab” by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Bearing the brunt of global trade retaliation, NPPC called…
U.S. Pork Calls for Level Playing Field as FDA Makes Regulatory Land Grab
…and Drug Administration. The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to assert its proper oversight of two emerging issues critical to the future of…