USMEF Publications

How a USMEF Membership Can Benefit You
Brochure for potential members identifies advantages of being a USMEF member.

USMEF We Care Campaign - Helping Recapture Japanese Beef Market
Six-panel brochure for USMEF members and stakeholders detailing the We Care campaign launched in August 2006 to help bring U.S. beef back to Japan.

USMEF - Beef Innovations Group Seminar
Diversifying U.S. Beef Chuck and Round Cuts

American Beef New Alternatives Products Guide
USMEF developed 17 new cuts to increase U.S. beef exports bearing in mind the limited number of age-eligible cattle.
New Alternatives Guide in Japanese (pages 1-15)
New Alternatives Guide in Japanese (pages 16-34)
New Alternatives Guide English Translation (no photos)

The Value of U.S. Beef and Beef Variety Meat Exports
Brochure for USMEF members and interested parties identifying how exports of U.S. beef and beef variety benefit U.S. beef producers and allied industries.

Putting U.S. Pork on the World's Table
Brochure for USMEF members and interested parties identifying successes of U.S. pork cuts and USMEF activities in the international marketplace.  

USMEF In Action For U.S. Pork
Two-page handout identifies USMEF activities funded by the pork checkoff that fuel U.S. pork export success.

USMEF Beef Activities 2004
Six-panel brochure detailing USMEF efforts in 2004 to boost acceptance, trade and exports of U.S. beef.

USMEF Pork Activities 2004
Six-panel brochure detailing USMEF efforts in 2004 to increase exports of U.S. pork.

Putting U.S. Meat On The World's Table
Brochure for USMEF members or interested parties identifying how USMEF activities help boost U.S. meat exports.

2003 BSE Crisis In Japan: The USMEF Response
2003 BSE Crisis In Japan Brochure: The Success of the USMEF Campaign
American Meat Village Charity Restaurant and Indy Japan 300 Mile Race Brochure
USMEF & Nebraska Corn Board - Putting U.S. Meat on the World's Table
USMEF and Iowa Corn - Building World Markets For Livestock Producers
USMEF and the U.S. Corn and Soybean Industry: Partnering to create global success for U.S. Producers

USMEF Silver Anniversary Report

Recap Of USMEF Activities In 2004
Beef Video   (Download Video)
Beef Brochure (PDF)
Pork Video   (Download Video)
Pork Brochure (PDF)

2005 USMEF Internship Reports
Japan (Courtney Heller - Colorado State University)
The following documents refer to information regarding maximum residue limits of pesticides, veterinary drugs, feed additives, hormones and fungicides for meat products exported to Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the United States.
MRL Introduction and Footnotes (PDF)
Websites for MRL (PDF)
Veterinary Drug Residues MRL (XLS)
Pesticides Residue MRL (XLS)
Miscellaneous MRL (XLS)

Mexico (Kevin Brueggemeier - Ohio State University)
MRL Vet Drugs (PDF)
MRL Pesticides (PDF)

2004 USMEF Internship Reports       
Japan (Sara Still - Ohio State University)
The Japanese Market: Consumers, Marketing and Branding (PDF)
Branding: A World View (PPS)

Mexico (Wendie Phelps - Colorado State University)
Importance of beef and pork in the diets of lower-income children  (PDF)
Guia Para Importar Carne de E.U.A. (PDF)

National Pork Board and Pork Producers Council Publications
Circovirus Infection In Swine
Listeria Prevention
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRSV)
Pseudorabies Prevention & Factsheet
Salmonella In The Pork Production Chain
Swine Influenza Virus
Toxoplasma
Trichinae
Violative Residues In Swine

Checking in with the Checkoff
Japan Cooking School
Indonesia Update