U.S. agricultural products, including safe, high-quality Montana beef, face unscientific trade restrictions in many important markets.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There is no good reason for our cattle producers to have such limited market access. Our beef is the best in the world, and we need to be allowed to reach global markets.
We had Taiwan, Egypt, Lebanon, and Oman open their markets to our beef, and we're excited about that.
We remain very confident in the safety of U.S. beef.
Montana's ranchers raise the best cattle in the world. If Taco Bell needs to beef up, they can give their customers the highest quality meat around by using Montana beef, and in the process, supporting agriculture jobs in Montana.
America's ranchers and farmers produce the highest-quality products in the world.
The demand for beef in Canada remains strong because I think people in America, in North America, know that we have a very strong food safety system and that our food is safe to eat.
Science, innovation, safety and affordability. Who could oppose United States food policy based on these core principles? Unfortunately, this idea has become unnecessarily controversial in agriculture.
Everywhere I travel around my home state of Wyoming - but also around the country - I continue to hear, 'How can Washington make us buy something we don't want to buy, a product? They can't tell us to buy breakfast cereal or something else - how can they do that?'
A safe, affordable and plentiful supply of food is a national security issue.
In beef trade issues, we base our decisions upon science.