USMEF Product Showcase Creates International Connections

Michael Warne of Daniele Foods talks with a prospective buyer.

NOTE: The following highlights are from the 2014 USMEF Product Showcase, held in Kansas City. The next USMEF Product Showcase is set for May 25-26, 2016, in St Louis. Registration information and other details are available

A buyer team from Central America included (from l.): Alvaro Fernandez of Guatemala, Ricardo Gomez of Honduras, Romagle Bastidas of the Dominican Republic, USMEF’s Gerardo Rodriguez, Lucia Ruano of Guatemala, Ana Maria Ordonez of Guatemala and Carlo Mangravita of Panama.

“The presence of all the international visitors from literally around the world is awesome and deeply appreciated by us who produce livestock because of what the export market is doing for the price,” said North Dakota cattle producer Jerry Effertz.

“One of the primary missions for USMEF is to bring buyers and sellers together in an effort to create value,” said Dan Halstrom, USMEF senior vice president for global marketing and communications. “While we only hold the worldwide product showcase every other year, we do hold regional showcases."

The next regional event – USMEF’s 4th Latin American Showcase – is scheduled for July 16-17 in Lima, Peru. U.S. companies interested in participating in the Latin American Showcase should contact Tammy Connolly at 303-623-6328 or tconnolly@usmef.org for registration information.