Crimson meat consumers from Central and South America and the Caribbean lately met with U.S. suppliers in Cartagena, Colombia, through the eleventh version of the U.S. Meat Export Federation Latin American Product Showcase. With 70 U.S. exporting firms exhibiting on the showcase, 220 importers had the chance to satisfy U.S. suppliers and prepare purchases of a variety of U.S. crimson meat merchandise.
“We’re a household firm in Colombia for 45 years. This present is essential to us, as a result of we will discover new suppliers,” mentioned Laura De Bedout with Colombia-based importer Vitamar. “We need to have extra manufacturers of beef and pork to finish our portfolio for foodservice.”
The worth and flexibility of underutilized pork, beef and lamb cuts have been a spotlight of the academic actions through the showcase. U.S. trade leaders in attendance additionally toured a distribution heart and a number of other kinds of stores.
Randy Spronk, a farmer from Edgerton, Minnesota, who serves as USMEF chair-elect, attended his third Latin American Product Showcase.
“It is simply phenomenal seeing the expansion that is taking place in these international locations,” Spronk mentioned. “It is nice for people who fund USMEF to have the ability to see what these funds really do and present the return on their funding.”
Funding for the showcase was supplied by USDA’s Market Entry Program, the Beef Checkoff Program, Nebraska Beef Council, Texas Beef Council, United Soybean Board, Illinois Soybean Affiliation and Indiana Soybean Alliance.
