Marketing & Commerce Committee Webinar

TENTATIVE Agenda (PRINTABLE VERSION)
NC Marketing and Commerce Committee
June 9, 2020 – 3:30 p.m. CT
Via Webinar – REGISTER

(3:30 p.m.)       Call to order / approve minutes – Steve Sunderman, M&C Committee Chairman

(3:35 p.m.)       USDA / AMS / DOJ investigation update – Pete McClymont and/or Jessica Herrmann – NC Staff
                        Review interim NC Board policy April 2020 – Increasing Market Competitiveness

(3:45 p.m.)       CME LC/FC futures issues update – Chairman Sunderman

(3:55 p.m.)       USDA Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) program modifications – Chairman Sunderman
Review interim NC Board policy April 2020 – Revamping Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) Program

(4:10 p.m.)       USDA LMR renewal process update – Chairman Sunderman
                        Review interim NC Board policy April 2020 – Eliminating USDA-LMR Fed Cattle Price Reporting & Livestock Mandatory Reporting Law MC-R-2019 (amended)

(4:30 p.m.)       U.S. cattle industry set-aside program discussion – Ashley Kohls – NC Staff & Chairman Sunderman

(4:45 p.m.)       Commodity “bid the grid” proposal discussion / possible policy development – Jeff Stolle – NC Staff

(4:55 p.m.)       Grassley (et al) S __ proposed mandate requiring 50% negotiated trade from major fed cattle packers – Jessica Herrmann – NC Staff & Chairman Sunderman
                        Review interim NC Board policy April 2020 – Maintaining Competitive Fed Cattle Markets – MC-R-2018 (amended)

(5:15 p.m.)       Meat inspection related topics and policy development – Jessica Herrmann – NC Staff & Chairman Sunderman
                        Nebraska state meat inspection discussion (Wyoming “buy local” Federal PRIME Act)

(5:30 p.m.)       Adjournment