Joel Haggard

After a slight volume decline last year, U.S. beef exports to Taiwan have returned for 2022.  The USMEF’s Joel Haggard, U.S. Meat Export Federation, Senior Vice President for the Asia Pacific said this increase started in 2021 when China was “really hitting on all cylinders”, but buyers in Taiwan that compete for the same cuts that China does, hesitated a little bit.  Haggard said the speculat...

It’s not often when the expansion of one commodity in a market leads to more stringent regulations of another, but that’s the situation taking place in Southeast Asia. In January, Taiwan eased restrictions on imports of U.S. Red Meat, but not without some controversy. Joel Hagg ...

Increased coronavirus testing of imported meat and poultry is having a big impact on product bound for China. Since summer 2020, following outbreaks at wholesale food markets, China has been swab testing imported meat, often focusing on packaging ...

Despite months of struggling with the coronavirus, the U.S. Meat Export Federation said China has done a great job living up to its agreement in Phase One. The USMEF’s Joel Haggard said that has translated into additional U.S. beef processing plants eligible to ship a wider variety of product to China. He ...

Numbers from the USDA show that beef exports were very strong in January. And according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation, grown in Taiwan was the main reason for the jump. Exports to Taiwan last month reached $43.5 million. USMEF senior vice president Joel Haggard said over the last three decades, the market has evolved into a very high quality market ...

As the battle against the coronavirus continues in China, what impact is it having on meat exports, and demand to Hong Kong and China?  Joel Haggard, with the U.S. Meat Export Federation said consumers in the region remain concerned as the number of sickened and dead continues to climb.  He...

The fear of the coronavirus is having a massive impact on China’s overall economy.  But is it impacting those that demand on that massive market?  Joel Haggard with the US. Meat Export Federation says imported goods continue to enter China, and the government is working to ensure smooth movement.  It remains un...

With so much trade uncertainty, the Philippines is a welcomed market, especially for American Red Meat.  Joel Haggard, U.S. Meat Export Federation senior vice president recently return from the Philippines where he participated in the World Food Expo, or WOFEX.  ...

American beef exports to Taiwan are expected to pass $500 million this year, which would be a record.  The U.S. Meat Export Federation’s Joel Haggard says hitting the ½ billion dollar mark puts Taiwan in with some elite company.   “They join th...

The U.S. Meat Export Federation recently wrapped up their U.S. Beef Roadshow.  USMEF senior Vice President Joel Haggard said they enjoyed successful stops in the nation’s three largest cities.   “We thought very early on when we knew beef access was coming that it would be very beneficial to our industry, and to our exporter members to come and experience the market.  In addition to that... Read M