With 95 percent of the world's population living outside the U.S., exports are the top financial growth opportunity for today’s cattle producers. NCBA continues to fight for increased market access in various international arenas. We are highly involved in: trade negotiations affecting our livelihood, improved market access for U.S. beef, pushing for the re-opening of export markets, and reductions on costly import barriers to our products. 

We strongly support trade initiatives that reduce barriers to access for U.S. beef. U.S. cattle producers know, as a result of our investments in technology and science-based animal health and inspection systems, that we produce the highest-quality, safest beef in the world. The goal of U.S. agricultural trade policy should be to make our product as competitive as possible in the world market.