What, if any, changes should be made to help encourage a profitable domestic livestock industry?
Obama: It’s important that we have a robust livestock sector in this country. The industry is a major consumer of homegrown grain, it’s a source of good-paying jobs, and it generates a significant amount of revenue. To begin with, it’s vital that we immediately implement country-of-origin labeling to ensure that American producers receive the full value of raising high-quality, homegrown products. We also need to ensure that our trading partners are treating our products fairly, based on scientific standards. I will continue to fight for full access to Japan’s and Korea’s beef markets. In the past, I have worked to provide farmers and ranchers across the country with disaster assistance funding and supported the Permanent Disaster Program in the 2008 Farm Bill. I will continue to work to ensure that livestock producers have assistance when events beyond their control adversely affect their operations. It’s also important that independent producers are protected against anti-competitive
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