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US beef counts the cost of port impasse

11/03/2015

January exports of US beef fell to four-year lows due to shipping delays caused by the West Coast labour dispute and currency issues. Philip Seng, CEO of the Meat Exporters Federation, said: “I see the January slowdown as a wake-up call for the US industry in terms of the fiercely competitive situation we face in key markets. “Conditions are...

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