NPPC: Consider feed additives when negotiating China trade

Certain feed additives important to the pig industry can only be obtained from China, U.S. Senate committee is told.

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Roy Graber
February 27, 2025
Lori Stevermer, president of the National Pork Producers Council, testifies about trade concerns at a U.S. Senate hearing.
Lori Stevermer, president of the National Pork Producers Council, testifies about trade concerns at a U.S. Senate hearing.
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National Pork Producers Council President Lori Stevermer told members of the United States Senate that feed additives must be kept in mind as the country’s leaders negotiate trade.

Stevermer testified at a hearing held by the Senate Committee for Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry on February 26, in which trade was a significant part of her testimony.

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