US Red Meat Symposium provides deep dive into Mexican market
USMEF Chair Randy Spronk and Secretary/Treasurer Dave Bruntz participated, along with key USMEF staff from Mexico and the Denver headquarters, to emphasize the industry’s commitment to this critical market.
"Mexico is a very important customer for us, especially with its potential for undervalued cuts", says Spronk. "The turnout for this symposium was outstanding, we even had to limit the number of importers who could attend. I expect it will become a recurring event for the industry".
An important component of the symposium was the face-to-face networking opportunities for U.S. suppliers and Mexican importers, including product displays and samplings. Also featured were influential speakers who offered assessments on U.S.-Mexico trade relations, Mexico’s agricultural production and digital trends in the meat industry.
"There’s uncertainty on exporters’ minds related to the recent presidential election, while importers were asking about our cattle cycle", says USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom. "But mostly, buyers and sellers were talking about demand. Some may see Mexico as a mature market, but it is still a growing market. As reflected by the market tours, presentations and trade discussions these past two days, there are new and emerging opportunities here for our products".
Jonn Slette, the director of USDA’s Agricultural Trade Office in Mexico City, also sees Mexico as a growth market.
"I would say that Mexico is still a developing market. Over 60% of Mexicans are still at or below the poverty line and as they move into the middle class, that’s where our growth is going to be", says Slette.
This was reflected in a 'Conference on official controls in the international traffic of goods' o...
The event was hosted by farmer Alwyn Phillips of Pen y Gelli, a participant in the RamCompare and...
In the latest forecast, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has est...
