In a letter sent today to Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service Michael Scuse and Ambassador Isi Siddiqui nine of the major U.S. meat and poultry trade associations and the American Farm Bureau Federation announced they have joined together to form the “Meat and Poultry Industry Trade Policy Council” or the “MPITPC.”
The purpose of the MPITPC is to provide a forum for monthly meetings/conference calls to exchange information about important international trade issues and barriers to trade in key markets around the world.
“One of our most important functions as a “Council” is to work together as representatives of the meat and poultry packers, processors, livestock producers and ranchers to advise and consult with you and your respective staffs at USDA and USTR on existing and pending trade negotiations as well as current impediments to trade,” the letter said. “Our shared goal is to facilitate trade in meat and poultry products by eliminating or mitigating barriers to trade in all meat and poultry products.”
