Iowa pork producer Jon Caspers will conclude his one-year term as U.S. Meat Export Federation chairman later this week at the USMEF Strategic Planning Conference in Denver. Caspers says that while 2009 has presented some extremely difficult challenges, he takes much pride in the organization’s efforts to develop global markets for U.S. pork and beef.

While Caspers is a former president of the National Pork Producers Council with an extensive history of livestock industry involvement, he said his time as a USMEF officer offered many new experiences and fresh insights into a wide range of issues. He added that while pork exports have declined slightly from the record-setting pace of 2008, he is still encouraged by this year’s results and by the positive impact exports continue to have on pork producers’ bottom line.

Audio Link: Caspers reflects on term as USMEF chairman

If you have any questions or would like a more extensive interview with Mr. Caspers, please don’t hesitate to contact :

Joe Schuele 
Communications Director
U.S. Meat Export Federation
jschuele@usmef.org
303-226-7309