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On Saturday evening, on a vote of 77-18, the U.S. Senate confirmed Luke Lindberg as USDA under secretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs. U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) President and CEO Dan Halstrom applauded the strong showing of bipartisan support in the Senate, noting Lindberg’s expertise on trade issues and his passion for expanding agricultural exports. Lindberg was formerly chief of staff and chief strategy officer at the Export-Import Bank. He more recently worked under Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins at the America First Policy Institute and served as president and CEO of South Dakota Trade, an organization that helps South Dakota companies expand global business opportunities. When the Senate returns from its August recess, Halstrom also urges swift confirmation of Dr. Julie Callahan, President Trump’s nominee to serve as chief agricultural negotiator at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The White House this week announced a framework for negotiating a trade agreement with Indonesia. More details are available in this joint statement from the U.S. and Indonesian governments and this White House fact sheet. U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Vice President of Economic Analysis Erin Borror points out that while Indonesian tariffs on U.S. red meat are only 5%, the country places a number of burdensome, non-tariff trade barriers on U.S. product, including plant-by-plant inspections of U.S. facilities and a complicated import licensing regime. If those non-tariff barriers can be cleared in an Indonesian trade deal, the immediate opportunity is an estimated $250 million in annual beef sales. Opening Indonesia more freely to U.S. beef could also help offset the impact of the current trade impasse with China by increasing demand for products such as short plates and short ribs. While Indonesia is a largely Muslim nation, there are more than 30 million non-Muslim residents who are exhibiting a growing demand for U.S. pork. And while U.S. pork faces similar barriers as beef, the small volume of U.S. pork exported there has doubled this year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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More details on free admission: https://wtaq.com/2025/07/21/farm-wisconsin-celebrates-years-with-free-youth-admission/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Joanna connected with Carrie Griepentrog of Clinton Farms in Bear Creek, Wisconsin to learn more about the farm and how they are preparing for the Wisconsin Farm Technology Days Aug. 5-7. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From U.S. Meat Export Council The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is currently conducting its annual review of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which provides favorable access to the U.S. market for products from some 30 African nations. Those nations are supposed to also open their markets to U.S. products, but as the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) explained in comments filed with USTR, some of those nations, South Africa and Nigeria in particular, maintain significant trade obstacles for U.S. red meat. USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom explains some of the concerns expressed to USTR for the review. A public hearing on AGOA was held by USTR earlier today. The Act is set to expire Sept. 30 unless Congress takes action to renew the program. Halstrom also discusses a similar trade preferences program for the Caribbean, which is also under review by USTR. USMEF filed comments regarding access under the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI), urging USTR to consider market access barriers when evaluating whether to recommend any country as a CBI beneficiary. Of particular interest is Jamaica’s longstanding ban on U.S. pork and high tariffs on imported beef and pork. USTR will submit a report to Congress on the CBI by the end of this year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.