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NPPC leaders also address safety measures that will be in place at World Pork Expo
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is focused on legislation that would expand market access to Vietnam, address an agriculture labor shortage and prevent foreign animal disease (FAD) as its members meet with lawmakers.
NPPC held its Legislative Action Conference this week, where its members met virtually with lawmakers in Washington and, among other things, urged them to sign a letter co-sponsored by Reps. Ron Kind (D-Wisconsin), Darin LaHood (R-Illinois), Dusty Johnson (R-South Dakota) and Jim Costa (D-California) to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai, seeking her support for enhanced Vietnamese market access for U.S. pork.
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