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Marketing States has already stepped away from TPP and it is integral favorable trade agreements with these countries are reached so U.S. beef can compete with other beef sources from a financial standpoint. Similarly, the renegotiations of NAFTA have had troubled waters. The cattle and beef industries will continue to watch this situation closely as the final TMCK product could either be a small positive or a large negative. The beef import market is a much different situation from the export market. Beef imports to the U.S. from January to November of 2017 totaled 2.78 billion pounds which is a 1.0 percent decline from the same months in 2016. Canada has taken over the top spot as the number one import source of beef for the United States. Imports from Canada totaled 686.7 million pounds the first eleven months of 2017 which is a 2.9 percent increase from the same months in 2016. Australia imports from January through November 2017 declined 11.9 percent compared to the same time period in 2016 and totaled 642.2 million pounds. Mexico outpaced New Zealand through the first eleven months of 2017. Imports AMERICA N MADE 353D Breed The American Way American Made blends exceptional balance and eye appeal with impressive natural muscle. He has a weaning EPD that ranks in the top 4% of the breed, yearling in the top 10%, carcass weight in the top 15% and marbling in the top 25%. His first calves have moderate birth weights with lots of style and balance. Purebred H Homo Black H Homo Polled Sire: Wulfs Xclusive 2458X H Dam: TMCK Upper Hand 54Y BW: 82 lbs. H Adj. Weaning Wt: 877 lbs. H Adj Yearling Wt.: 1,481 lbs. CED: 9 BW: 1.7 WW: 86 YW: 124 MK: 25 CEM: 10 SC: 0.38 ST: 9 Doc: 16 YG: 0.09 CW: 42 REA: 0.03 MB: 0.24 FT: 0.00 $MTI: 63.06 John & Kitty Goodish (412) 996-1715 Robby & Jeannine Berti (314) 402-0781 Charles & Heather Linhart (641) 340-1306 Steve Rowell (904) 482-7197 Semen Is Available For $40 by contacting Grassroots Genetics at 866-305-9600. Gene & Vicki Brehm (210) 771-3147 Grant Jones (660) 553-8114 LIMOUSIN Today | 69