Acronym:

Industry Term: 

Explanation and/or Links:

ABC

American Beef Club

USMEF program in Eastern Europe to highlight quality of U.S. corn-fed beef.

AQL

Acceptable Quality Levels

AR

Authorization Request

Cattlemen’s Beef Board document authorizing spending of checkoff funds

BQA

Beef Quality Assurance

BSE

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

http://bseinfo.org/

CAB

Certified Angus Beef

http://www.certifiedangusbeef.com/

CAP

Common Agricultural Policy            

Applies to the European Union

CCP

Critical Control Point

(See HACCP)

CEECs

Central and Eastern European Countries

CIF

Cost, Insurance and Freight

CJD, vCJD

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

http://bseinfo.org/ (Best Resource)

EEP

Export Enhancement Program

EU

European Union

http://europa.eu.int/index_en.htm

FOB

Free On Board, also referred to as Freight on Board. Seller pays for transportation of goods to the port of shipment, plus loading costs. Buyer pays freight, insurance, unloading costs and transportation from the port of destination.

FMD

USDA Foreign Market Development Program

http://www.fas.usda.gov/mos/programs/fmdprogram.asp

FMD

Foot-and-Mouth Disease

http://fmdinfo.org/

FMIA

Federal Meat Inspection Act

FSU

Former Soviet Union

FTA

Free Trade Agreement

FTAA

Free Trade Area of the Americas

FTR

Federal Travel Regulations

GATT

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

GIS

Gulf Independent States

GMO

Genetically Modified Organism

HACCP

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points

"Hilton"

Term for a specific classification of beef

Unofficial term summarizing this WTO definition: "Carcasses or any cuts obtained from bovine animals of less than 30 months of age which have been fed for at least 100 days on nutritionally balanced, high-energy-content rations containing not less than 70% grain and comprising at least 20 pounds total feed per day. Beef graded ‘choice’ or ‘prime’ according to the USDA standard automatically meets the above definition. Meat graded Canada A, Canada AA, Canada AAA, Canada Choice and Canada Prime… meets that definition.”

HRI

Hotel, Restaurant, Institutional

Market segment

HS Code

Harmonized Code

Universal numbering system for imports and exports.

MAP

Market Access Program

Primary international development funding program; under USDA-FAS direction.

MEG

Meat Export Guarantee

USMEF sponsored insurance plan, now inactive.

MEP

Member European Parliment

MERCOSUR

South American Free Trade Agreement

MT

Metric Ton

One metric ton equals 2,204.62 pounds

MTN

Multi Trade Negotiations of the GATT

NAFTA

North American Free Trade Agreement

PNTR

Permanent Normal Trade Relations

PO

Purchase Order

Among other things, a purchase order can authorize the spending of checkoff funds

POS/POP

Point of Sale/Point of Purchase

Used somewhat interchangeably, POS is more often associated with HRI promotions, while POP is associated with retail promotions.

PQA

Pork Quality Assurance

PR

Public Relations

PRV

Pseudorabies Virus

QSP

Quality Samples Program

SBS

Simultaneous-Buy-Sell

SMP

Strategic Market Profile

SPS

Sanitary and Phytosanitary

SRM

Specific Risk Material

Associated with BSE, SRM designates materials removed from a carcass that could pose a risk of contamination, such as (but not limited to) brain and spinal tissue.

STE

State Trading  Enterprise

Government-owned entity created for the purpose of promoting commodity export.

TBT

Technical Barriers to Trade

TPA

Trade Promotion Authority

TPC or 3PC

Third Party Cooperator

A retail, HRI or trade partner who jointly funds (in cash or in kind) USMEF-sponsored promotions.

TQM

Total Quality Marketing

USMEF basic strategic approach to assure that decisions about marketing strategy are market-driven, fact-based, analytical and evaluative.

TRQ

Tariff Rate Quota

TSE

Transmissable Spongiform Encephalopathies

http://www.who.int/bloodproducts/tse/en/ (Also see BSE)

UAE

United Arab Emirates

UES

Unified Export Strategy

Basic USDA-FAS fiscal year funding document that lays out strategic and tactical details by country.

UK

United Kingdom

USTR

U.S. Trade Representative

VL

Variable Levy

Acronym:

Agency/Association Name:                   

Links/Descriptions:

ALIC

Agriculture & Livestock Industries Corporation

Japan - formerly LIPC (Livestock Industry Promotion Corporation)

AMS

Agricultural Marketing Service of USDA

http://www.ams.usda.gov/

APEC

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

http://www.apecsec.org.sg/

APHIS

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of USDA

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/

ASEAN

Association of South East Asian Nations

http://www.us-asean.org/asean.asp

ATO

Agricultural Trade Office (USDA)

http://www.fas.usda.gov/info/agexporter/2000/Apr/agricult.htm

CARICOM

Caribbean Community

Jamaica, St. Lucia, Trinidad, Tabago, St. Vincent, Grenada, Barbados, Dominica, Bahamas

CBEF

Canadian Beef Export Federation

http://www.cbef.com/

CCC

Commodity Credit Corporation

http://www.fsa.usda.gov/dam/fmd/ccc/

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

http://www.cdc.gov/

CEECs

Central and Eastern European Countries

CFIA

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/

CIS

Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union)

DLP

Dairy, Livestock and Poultry – Division of FAS

http://www.fas.usda.gov/dlp/dlp.html

EMO

Emerging Markets Office – Division of FAS

http://www.fas.usda.gov/mos/em-markets/announce.asp

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

http://www.epa.gov/

ERS

Economic Research Service of USDA

http://www.ers.usda.gov/

FAO

Foreign Agricultural Organization (U.N.)

http://www.fao.org/

FAS

Foreign Agricultural Service of USDA

http://www.fas.usda.gov/

FDA

U.S. Food & Drug Administration

http://www.fda.gov/

FSIS

Food Safety and Inspection Service of USDA

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/

GAO

General Accounting Office (U.S. Congress)

http://www.gao.gov/

GCC

Gulf Cooperation Council

Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the seven Emirates, Oman, Bahrain and Qatar; http://www.gcc-sg.org/index_e.html

IDED

Iowa Department of Economic Development

http://www.iowalifechanging.com/

JETRO

Japanese External Trade Organization

http://www.jetro.go.jp/

LIPC

Livestock Industry Promotion Corporation

See ALIC

LPMO

Livestock Products Marketing Organization (Korea)

MAF

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (Korea, New Zealand and others)

http://www.maf.govt.nz/

MAFF

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry
and Fishing (Japan and UK)

http://www.maff.go.jp/

MERC

Meat Education and Research Center (Seoul, Korea)

MHLW

Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (Japan)

MLA

Meat and Livestock Australia (Australia’s MEF)

http://www.mla.com.au/default.htm

MWNZ

Meat & Wool New Zealand

http://www.meatnz.co.nz/

NASDA

National Association of State Departments of Agriculture

http://www.nasda.org/

NGO

Non-Government Organization

http://www.ngo.org/

OIE

Office International Des Epizooties (or Organization of International Epizootics, or World Organization For Animal Health)

http://www.oie.int/

OMB

Office of Management and Budget

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/

SAGARPA

Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food, Mexico

http://www.sagarpa.gob.mx/ (Spanish)

USAEDC

U. S. Agricultural Export Development Council

http://www.usaedc.org/

USDA

U. S. Department of Agriculture

http://www.usda.gov

WTO

World Trade Organization

http://www.wto.org/

Acronym:

Agency/Association Name:                   

Links/Descriptions:

AAMP

American Association of Meat Processors

http://www.aamp.com/

AFBF

American Farm Bureau Federation

http://www.fb.com/

AMI

American Meat Institute

http://www.meatami.com/

AMSA

American Meat Science Association

http://www.meatscience.org/default.htm

ASA

American Soybean Association

http://www.soygrowers.com/

ASI

American Sheep Industry Association

http://www.sheepusa.org/

AVA

American Veal Association

http://www.vealfarm.com/

BIFSCo

Beef Industry Food Safety Council

http://www.bifsco.org/

CAST

Council for Agricultural Science and Technology

http://www.cast-science.org/

CBB

Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board

http://www.beefboard.org/

CBC

California Beef Council

http://www.calbeef.org/

CBC

Colorado Beef Council

http://www.cobeef.com/

CBEF

Canadian Beef Export Federation

http://www.cbef.com/

CBT

Chicago Board of Trade

http://www.cbot.com/

CME

Chicago Mercantile Exchange

http://www.cme.com/

CPPC

Colorado Pork Producers Council

FMI

Food Marketing Institute

http://www.fmi.org/

IAS

Iowa Soybean Board

http://www.iasoybeans.com/

IBA

Illinois Beef Association

http://www.illinoisbeef.com/

IBC

Idaho Beef Council

http://www.idbeef.org/

IBIC

Iowa Beef Industry Council

http://www.iabeef.org/

ICGA

Iowa Corn Growers Association

http://www.iowacorn.org/

ICMB

Illinois Corn Marketing Board

http://www.ilcorn.org/

ICPB

Iowa Corn Promotion Board

http://www.iowacorn.org/

IFB

Illinois Farm Bureau

http://www.ilfb.org/

IFBF

Iowa Farm Bureau Federation

http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/

ILC

International Livestock Congress

http://www.theisef.com/ilc_usa.aspx

IPPA

Illinois Pork Producers Association

http://www.ilpork.com/

IPPA

Iowa Pork Producers Association

http://www.iowapork.org/

ILS

Illinois Soybean Board

http://www.ilsoy.org/

ISB

Indiana Soybean Board

http://www.indianasoybean.com/

ISPB

Iowa Soybean Promotion Board

http://www.iasoybeans.com/

KBC

Kansas Beef Council

http://www.kansasbeef.org/

KBC

Kentucky Beef Council

http://www.kybeef.com/

KCC

Kansas Corn Commission

http://www.ksgrains.com/kcc/

KCGA

Kentucky Corn Growers Association

http://www.kycorn.org/

KFB

Kansas Farm Bureau

http://www.kfb.org/

KFBF

Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation

http://www.kyfb.com/

KPPC

Kansas Pork Producers Council

http://www.kspork.org/

MBC

Minnesota Beef Council

http://www.mnbeef.org/

MBC

Mississippi Beef Council

http://www.mscattlemen.org/mbc.htm

MBC

Montana Beef Council

http://www.montanabeefcouncil.org/

MBIC

Missouri Beef Industry Council

http://www.mobeef.org/

MCSFB

Mid-Continent States Farm Bureaus

MEF or USMEF

U. S. Meat Export Federation
(USMEF is the preferred use)

http://www.usmef.org/

MICA

Meat Importers Council of America

http://www.micausa.org/

MPA

Missouri Pork Association

http://www.mopork.com/

MPB

Minnesota Pork Board

http://www.mnpork.com/

MSRPC

Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council

http://www.mnsoybean.org/

NAFB

National Association of Farm Broadcasters

http://www.nafb.com/

NAMP

North American Meat Processors Association

http://www.namp.com/

NBC

Nebraska Beef Council

http://www.nebeef.org/

NCB

Nebraska Corn Board

http://www.nebraskacorn.org/

NCBA

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association

http://www.beef.org/

NCGA

National Corn Growers Association

http://www.ncga.com/

NCPC

North Carolina Pork Council

http://www.ncpork.org/

NDBC

North Dakota Beef Commission

NFBF

Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation

http://www.nefb.org/

NGO

Non-Government Organization

http://www.ngo.org/

NMA

National Meat Association

http://nmaonline.org/

NMBC

New Mexico Beef Council

http://www.nmbeef.com/

NPB

National Pork Board

http://www.porkboard.org/

NPPC

National Pork Producers Council

http://www.nppc.org/

NRA

National Renderers Association

http://www.renderers.org/

NRA

National Restaurant Association

http://www.restaurant.org/

NSB

Nebraska Soybean Board

http://nebraskasoybeans.org/

OBC

Oklahoma Beef Council

http://www.oklabeef.org/

OBC

Oregon Beef Council

http://www.orbeef.org/

OCMP

Ohio Corn Marketing Program

http://www.ohiocorn.org/

OFBF

Ohio Farm Bureau Federation

http://ofbf.org/

OPPC

Ohio Pork Producers Council

http://www.ohiopork.org/

OSB

Ohio Soybean Board

http://www.soyohio.org/

SDCUB

South Dakota Corn Utilization Board

http://www.sdcorn.org/

SDFB

South Dakota Farm Bureau

http://sdfb.fb.org/

SDSRPC

South Dakota Soybean Research & Promotion Council

http://www.sdsoybean.org/

TBC

Texas Beef Council

http://www.txbeef.org

TBIC

Tennessee Beef Industry Council

http://www.beefup.org/

TCFA

Texas Cattle Feeders Association

http://www.tcfa.org/

TFB

Texas Farm Bureau

http://www.txfb.org/

UFBF

Utah Farm Bureau Federation

http://utfb.fb.org/

USAPEEC

U.S. Poultry & Egg Export Council

http://www.usapeec.org/

USB

United Soybean Board

http://www.unitedsoybean.org/

USMEF

U. S. Meat Export Federation (preferred acronym)

http://www.usmef.org/

WUSATA

Western U. S. Agricultural Trade Association

http://www.wusata.org/