Exports add significantly to the bottom line of each U.S. pork producer. With 2008 exports of 2.05 million metric tons of pork, which represents about 24.4 percent, nearly a quarter, of production, producers received nearly $48 for each hog marketed because of exports. U.S. exports of pork and pork products were valued at $4.9 billion in 2008, up from $394 million since the implementation in 1989 of the U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement. Gaining and expanding access to markets through free trade agreements is paramount to the continued success of the U.S. pork industry.

Issues:

    • Trade Promotion Authority  
    • Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement 
    • Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement 
    • Panama Trade Promotion Agreement 
    • World Trade Organization Doha Round 
    • Maintaining Existing Markets  
    • Benefits of Expanding U.S. Pork Exports 
    • Colombia FTA Lost Opportunities 
    • Impact of Colombia-Canada FTA 
    • Korea FTA Lost Opportunities  
    • Panama FTA Lost Opportunities  
    • Impact of Panama-Canada FTA 
    • Mexican Trucking  
    • A Solution to China's Food Price Inflation Problem
    • FTA Letter to President and Congress
    • TPP Letters to Ambassador Ron Kirk and Secretary Vilsack
      • Ag Coalition Letter on Possible US-EU FTA    


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