Logistics challenges continue to limit the ceiling of U.S. red meat exports, despite those exports reaching record levels in 2021.
On Friday (Feb. 25, 2022), U.S. Meat Export Federation Economist Erin Borror outlined some of those challenges at USDA’s Agricultural Outlook Forum, noting that Asian shippers are incentivized to get empty containers back quickly, rather than filling those containers with U.S. product. In this week’s USMEF Report, we share some of Borror’s comments from her Outlook Forum presentation. She notes that the shipping inconsistency has a particular impact on chilled product.
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