Radio Oklahoma Ag Network Intern, Maci Carter, is visiting with the Chairman of the 2023 U.S. Meat Export Federation 2024 Executive Committee, Randy Spronk, about how USMEF works to promote animal proteins around the globe.
“We go into international countries, and we market U.S protein- beef, pork, and lamb,” Spronk said. “It is a really unique cooperation among many different sectors of agriculture that come together to promote beef pork and lamb worldwide.”
Looking into the current U.S. meat market, Spronk said there are headwinds, and there are positives.
“From a pork standpoint, we are at record levels at volume and value,” Spronk said.
As the beef cow herd in the U.S. has declined and there is less product to export, Spronk said prices have gone up.
“The exports of beef, pork, and lamb add a lot of value back to U.S. agriculture,” Spronk said.
Spronk also talked about room for growth in international markets.
“You start looking at Latin America, South America, Central America; all those countries are smaller countries, and they are more difficult to get to, but you combine them and roll them all up, and they could be another Mexico,” Spronk said. “They could actually match that volume and value that we do to Mexico, but it takes time to develop those markets…”
