Nebraska Ethanol and beef producers say new UK deal opens doors for Ag industry [Video]

• Video shows Nebraska cattle herds and farmers during harvest.
• While the latest trade deal between the US and the UK might not make up the ground that trade partners like Mexico and Canada could, Agriculture industry leaders say it is an important first step to expanding Nebraska exports to European markets.

Ethanol and beef industry react to UK trade deal

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Since President Trump kicked off his latest trade war there hasn’t been much good news for our farmers and ranchers.

But this past week, things started to look up for the Ag industry.

“We are excited and pleased, we have been working on this for a long time,” said Buck Wehrbein, the feedlot manager for Mead Cattle Company and the National President of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.

For cattlemen the latest deal with the UK is seeing exports quotas on tariff free beef jump from 1,000 metric tons to 13,000 tons per year.

Its a solid start but breaking down the numbers the new deal with the …