ƚŚĞKďĂŵĂĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͘dĂLJůŽƌƐĞƌǀĞĚ
as deputy undersecretary for farm and
foreign agricultural services, overseeing
FAS and its myriad trade development
ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ͘ DĐ<ĂůŝƉ ƐĞƌǀĞĚ ĂƐ ƐĞŶŝŽƌ
policy adviser for rural affairs at the
ŽŵĞƐƟĐWŽůŝĐLJŽƵŶĐŝůĚƵƌŝŶŐWƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ
KďĂŵĂ͛ƐƐĞĐŽŶĚƚĞƌŵ͘
dĂLJůŽƌŝƐĂŶĂƟǀĞŽĨ/ŽǁĂĂŶĚŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ
ŽĨ /ŽǁĂ ^ƚĂƚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͘ DĐ<ĂůŝƉ ŝƐ Ă
ŶĂƟǀĞŽĨƌƵƌĂů͕ŶŽƌƚŚǁĞƐƚWĞŶŶƐLJůǀĂŶŝĂ
and a graduate of the University of
WŝƚƚƐďƵƌŐŚ ĂŶĚ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͘
tŚŝůĞĐŽŶĮƌŵĂƟŽŶŝƐĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚĨŽƌďŽƚŚ͕
ƚŚĞ ƟŵŝŶŐ ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ƵŶŬŶŽǁŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ
Senate agriculture committee having
ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJĨŽƌdĂLJůŽƌ͛ƐŶŽŵŝŶĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ
ƚŚĞ ^ĞŶĂƚĞ ĮŶĂŶĐĞ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ ŚŽůĚŝŶŐ
ƚŚĞĐĂƌĚƐĨŽƌDĐ<ĂůŝƉ͛ƐĂƉƉƌŽǀĂů͘tŚĂƚ
ĂǁĂŝƚƐ ďŽƚŚ ŶŽŵŝŶĞĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƚĞĚ
ůĂǁŵĂŬĞƌƐ ƐŚŽǁŝŶŐ ƉĂůƉĂďůĞ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶ
ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͛Ɛ
trade policy.
At a recent Senate hearing, one of
the president’s closest allies and fellow
ĞůĂǁĂƌĞ ŶĂƟǀĞ͕ ^ĞŶ͘ ŚƌŝƐ ŽŽŶƐ͕ Ă
Democrat, noted market access isn’t
ƌĞĂůůLJŽŶƚŚĞƚĂďůĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞĐĞŶƚh͘^͘Ͳ
/ŶĚŽWĂĐŝĮĐĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ&ƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬƚĂůŬƐ͘
ŽŽŶƐ ƋƵĞƐƚŝŽŶĞĚ h^dZ ŵďĂƐƐĂĚŽƌ
Tai on the administration’s goals for
IPEF and how they are prioritizing
ŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŽŶƐƚŽŽƉĞŶĨŽƌĞŝŐŶŵĂƌŬĞƚƐƚŽ
U.S. producers.
dĂŝ ƌĞƉůŝĞĚ͕ ͞/ƚ ŝƐ ƚƌƵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ
ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƚĂďůĞ ǁŝƚŚ /W&
ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶƐ͘tŚĞŶǁĞƚĂůŬĂďŽƵƚŵĂƌŬĞƚ
access in terms of trade terminology,
ǁĞĂƌĞƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJĂďŽƵƚƚĂƌŝī
ůŝďĞƌĂůŝnjĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƐǁŚĂƚ͛ƐŶŽƚŽŶ
ƚŚĞƚĂďůĞ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ŝƚŝƐĂďŽƵƚŵĂƌŬĞƚƐ
ĂŶĚ ŚŽǁ ǁĞ ǁŽƌŬ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ʹ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ
ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ
within our markets.”
tŝƚŚ ŶŽ ƐŝŐŶ ŽĨ dƌĂĚĞ WƌŽŵŽƟŽŶ
ƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ ďĞŝŶŐ ƌĞĂƵƚŚŽƌŝnjĞĚ͕ ƚŚĞ
ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐĨƵů ŵĂƌŬĞƚ
ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ŐĂŝŶƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ŶĞŐŽƟĂƚĞĚ ƚĂƌŝī
ƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶƐŝƐĂůŵŽƐƚŶŽŶĞdžŝƐƚĞŶƚ͘&ŽƌƚŚĞ
ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͛Ɛ ƚƌĂĚĞ ƚĞĂŵ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ
ƚŚĞƌĞĐĞŶƚŶŽŵŝŶĞĞƐ͕ƉŽůŝĐLJŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŽŶƐ
ĨŽƌƚŚĞƟŵĞďĞŝŶŐǁŝůůĨŽĐƵƐŽŶƌĞƐŽůǀŝŶŐ
trade policy irritants and nontariff
ďĂƌƌŝĞƌƐ͘DĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐƌŝŐŚƚĨŽƌ
ĨƵůůĂŶĚƵŶĨĞƩĞƌĞĚŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŽĨŐŽŽĚƐ
ĂŶĚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ǁŝůů ďĞ ǀĂůƵĂďůĞ͘ ĞĂůŝŶŐ
ǁŝƚŚŇŝŵƐLJƚƌĂĚĞďĂƌƌŝĞƌƐŽŌĞŶĞƌĞĐƚĞĚ
ďLJƚƌĂĚŝŶŐƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŽŶĂŶ͞ĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐLJ͟
ďĂƐŝƐǁŝůůďĞĞǀĞŶŵŽƌĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ͘
NARA Leader
dĞƐƟĮĞƐĞĨŽƌĞ
^ĞůĞĐƚ,ŽƵƐĞ
ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞŽŶ
Upcycling
With pressure mounting from
consumers and corporate shareholders
ĂůŝŬĞ͕ƚŚĞƐƉŽƚůŝŐŚƚŽŶƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJǁŝƚŚŝŶ
the food and agricultural supply chain has
ŶĞǀĞƌƐŚŝŶĞĚďƌŝŐŚƚĞƌ͘'ƌŽǁŝŶŐƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶ
of agriculture as a key part of the climate
ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶŚĂƐĮŶĂůůLJďĞŐƵŶƚŽƐƟĐŬ͘
ZĞŶĚĞƌĞƌƐ͕ĂƐƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůƵƉĐLJĐůĞƌƐ͕
ŚĂǀĞůŽŶŐďĞĞŶƌĞĂĚLJĨŽƌƚŚŝƐĐŽŶǀĞƌƐĂƟŽŶ͘
Each year, North American renderers
ĚŝǀĞƌƚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϱϲďŝůůŝŽŶƉŽƵŶĚƐŽĨŵĞĂƚ
ĂŶĚďŽŶĞůĞŌŽǀĞƌƐĂŶĚϭ͘ϲďŝůůŝŽŶƉŽƵŶĚƐ
ŽĨƵƐĞĚĐŽŽŬŝŶŐŽŝů;hKͿĨƌŽŵůĂŶĚĮůůƐ͘
Proteins and fats that would otherwise
ďĞǁĂƐƚĞĚĂƌĞŝŶƐƚĞĂĚƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĞĚŝŶƚŽ
ŬĞLJŝŶŐƌĞĚŝĞŶƚƐĨŽƌƉĞƚĨŽŽĚ͕ďŝŽĨƵĞůƐĂŶĚ
a plethora of household and industrial
ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ͘dŚŝƐƐŚŝŌŝŶŐǀĂůƵĞƉƌŽƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ
ŝƐŬŶŽǁŶĂƐƵƉĐLJĐůŝŶŐ͕ĂŶĚŝƚ͛ƐĂďŽƵƚƟŵĞ
it caught on.
<ĞŶƚ ^ǁŝƐŚĞƌ͕ ƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ K
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EŽƌƚŚ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ZĞŶĚĞƌĞƌƐ
Association, shared this message
ǁŝƚŚ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ,ŽƵƐĞ ^ĞůĞĐƚ
ŽŵŵŝƚƚĞĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ůŝŵĂƚĞ ƌŝƐŝƐ ŽŶ
:ƵůLJϭϱ͘:ŽŝŶĞĚďLJŽƚŚĞƌƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞƐ
across the agricultural value chain,
Swisher reiterated rendering is an
ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂů ĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚ ŽĨ Ă ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞ
food system. The act of upcycling reduces
ĨŽŽĚǁĂƐƚĞĂŶĚůŽǁĞƌƐʹĂŶĚĞǀĞŶĂǀŽŝĚƐ
ʹŐƌĞĞŶŚŽƵƐĞŐĂƐ;','ͿĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐĨƌŽŵ
the agriculture sector.
ƐŽŶŐƌĞƐƐƚƵƌŶƐŝƚƐĂƩĞŶƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞ
food supply chain and considers policies to
help the U.S. meet its climate goals, early
ĂŶĚŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞůĞĂĚĞƌƐŝŶ','ƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶ
ŵƵƐƚŶŽƚďĞĨŽƌŐŽƩĞŶ͘&ĞĚĞƌĂůŝŶĐĞŶƟǀĞƐ
to reduce food waste should not promote
unfair market advantage or unequal
ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶĨŽƌƌĂǁŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͘ŽŝŶŐƐŽ
would upend the rendering industry’s role
ŝŶƐŚƌŝŶŬŝŶŐŽƵƌĨŽŽĚƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶĨŽŽƚƉƌŝŶƚ͘
/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůLJ͕ƵƉĐLJĐůŝŶŐŚĂƐƚĂŬĞŶ
ŽŶ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ ǀŝƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ŝŶ ƚƌĂĚĞ ƉŽůŝĐLJ
ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞh͘^͘ĂŶĚůĞĂĚŝŶŐ
ƚƌĂĚĞ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐ͘ ZĞĐĞŶƚůLJ͕ Ă h͘^͘ ƚƌĂĚĞ
ŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƚŽƚŚĞh͘<͘ůĞĚďLJĞƉƵƚLJ^ĞĐƌĞƚĂƌLJ
Jewel Bronaugh focused on improving the
ŝŵĂŐĞŽĨh͘^͘ĨŽŽĚĂŶĚĨĂƌŵŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞh͘<͘
ďLJĞŵƉŚĂƐŝnjŝŶŐĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͛ƐĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚ
ƚŽƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJ͕ĂŶŝŵĂůǁĞůĨĂƌĞĂŶĚĨŽŽĚ
ƐĂĨĞƚLJ͘ƐĂƌĞƐƵůƚ͕ƚŚĞh͘<͘^ĞĐƌĞƚĂƌLJŽĨ
^ƚĂƚĞĨŽƌŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚƚŚĞh͘<͘
ǁŽƵůĚďĞũŽŝŶŝŶŐĂh͘^͘ͲůĞĚ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJ
WƌŽĚƵĐƟǀŝƚLJ'ƌŽǁŽĂůŝƟŽŶ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĂůƌĞĂĚLJ
ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉĨƌŽŵƚŚĞďƌŽĂĚĞƌh͘
dŚĞĐŽĂůŝƟŽŶůĂƵŶĐŚĞĚŝŶ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ
2021 as part of the U.N. Food Systems
Summit and includes several companies
and industry associations allied with
rendering. R
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