President Biden signed the Made in America executive order Monday giving preference to American products under federal spending. This includes spending preference for food products to be used in schools and other institutions.
R-Calf CEO Bill Bullard said the executive order is a positive step for U.S. meat producers.
“It’s a recognition that we need to strengthen domestic supply chains in order to recover the U.S. economy,” he said.
But he tells Brownfield producers won’t fully benefit from the ‘Made in America’ initiative because Congress repealed the country-of-origin-labeling rule for beef and pork in 2015 after the World Trade Organization threatened to impose retaliatory import tariffs against the U.S.
