U.S. Meat Export Federation

 The mission of USMEF is "to increase the value and profitability of the U.S. beef, pork, and lamb industries by enhancing demand for their products in export markets through a dynamic partnership of all stakeholders." Simply put, USMEF is "Putting U.S. Meat on the World's Table."

The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) was established in 1976 as a nonprofit trade association working to create new export opportunities for U.S. beef, pork, lamb and veal. USMEF receives funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the beef, pork, lamb, corn and soybean checkoff programs, as well as its members representing nine industry sectors: beef/veal producing & feeding, pork producing & feeding, lamb producing & feeding, packing & processing, purveying & trading, oilseeds producing, feedgrains producing, farm organizations and supply & service organizations. Headquartered in Denver, USMEF has offices in Beijing, Brussels, Hong Kong, Mexico City, Monterrey, Moscow, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, St. Petersburg, Taipei and Tokyo. USMEF also has special market representatives operating in China, the Middle East, Central & South America and the Caribbean.

USMEF carries out market development activities in more than 80 countries. These activities fall into several primary areas:

• Marketing - Creating demand in international markets for U.S. meat through promotions, trade seminars, consumer education, advertising and public relations.

• Trade Servicing - Working to bring buyer and seller together and by conducting both market and product research.

• Market Access - Providing the U.S. government and industry with the market intelligence necessary to secure, maintain and develop fair and reasonable access to international markets.