Dan Halstrom

According to the latest USDA data, U.S. beef exports to Korea and Taiwan set new records in August. Dan Halstrom, U.S. Meat Export Federation President and CEO, noted exports to Taiwan in August totaled 7,439 metric tons, valued at nearly $64 million ...

A new round of COVID-19 restrictions in South Korea’s food service sector has created challenges for U.S. beef producers in one of its largest markets. The South Korean government has heightened social distancing requirement in the greater Seoul area, including restrictions on food and beverage providers, and a suspension of large gatherings. ...

2020 has been a challenging year for the agricultural world, but one commodity is looking forward to better days ahead. Dan Halstrom, President and CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation said despite a recent slump in exports due to production challenges, he anticipates a very strong second half to 2020, thanks, in part, to new trade agreements with Japan and China ...

To no one’s surprise, U.S. beef and pork exports trended lower in May, due in part to interruptions in slaughter and processing. According to the U.S. Meat Export Federation, beef exports dropped well below year-over-year levels and recorded the lowest monthly volume in ten years. May ...

According to the U.S. Meat Export Federation, April was a solid month for both beef and pork exports. USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom said numbers were fairly resilient given supply chain disruptions as well as the ongoing pandemic. He noted beef exports slipped a bit in April ...

Despite a host of challenges, 2020 U.S. red meat exports have been fairly strong. According to the U.S. Meat Export Federation, beef exports were up 9% year over year in the first quarter; pork exports were up 40%. USMEF CEO and President Dan Halstrom said because of the coronavirus pandemic, the red meat industry saw a massive shift away from food service to the retail segment, with huge growt

With the Canadian parliament’s recent approval of the USMCA, it’s only a matter of time before the updated NAFTA is on the books. The Trump Administration is hopeful to have USMCA implemented by early June. U.S. Meat Export Federation President Dan Halstrom said this is great news for American red meat producers, and welcomed relief a year after the U.S. was char ...

The House is expected to vote on USMCA this week, sending it to the Senate for a post-Christmas vote.  Last week’s announcement that an agreement allowing a vote in the House on the updated NAFTA drew the praise of many in the Ag industry, including many livestock producers.  Dan Hals...

Ask the meat industry, and they’ll tell you that 2020 is going to be a much better year, thanks to the recent vote by Japan ratifying a bilateral trade agreement with the U.S.  Dan Halstrom, President and CEO of U.S. Meat Exports Federation, said in his assessment, the agreement is one of the best things to hit U.S. agricul...

It was a happy Thanksgiving for U.S. beef producers.   The European Parliament voted Thursday to approve a plan that grants the U.S. a country-specific share of the European Union’s duty-free, high-quality beef quota. The agreement was originally signed back in August. The U.S. ...