US beef exports are being impacted by the avian flu. Last week Colombia announced it had placed restrictions on beef exports from the US. Host Carol Hills speaks with Jada Thompson, an agricultural economist at the University of Arkansas, about the mechanisms in place to safeguard beef production in the US.
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