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MICA exists to serve its members. As a registered US trade association, MICA represents
the interest of its members in many ways, and provides information feedback on many
subjects.
Services to the membership include:
- The MICA Chairman and designated directors address and discuss many policy questions,
trade issues and business problems that affect members.
- Many of these subjects are also analyzed by MICA’s attorneys and economic advisor,
for advise and opinions.
- Designated representatives of MICA, including directors who head MICA committees,
volunteer their time to discuss and negotiate MICA business with government officials and
numerous other outside parties.
- Some directors – again on a voluntary time basis – sit on the US Beef
Promotion Board to represent importer interests in how checkoff funds are utilized for
generic beef promotion/research.
- Each year, MICA convenes an annual meeting and a mid-year meeting.
- These membership meetings customarily include open communications with
representatives from various meat export countries, plus reports and discussion from
numerous MICA work committees.
- Subject matters covered by MICA work committees – in the interest of members –
include shipping/transport/handling; meat inspection and food safety; insurance; customs
(and other) regulations; meat specifications and trading rules; arbitration, etc.
- MICA members – in all three categories of regular (actual importers), affiliate and
associate – periodically are sent newsletters, bulletins and statistical data.
Members are invited at all times to submit problems or questions to MICA office for review
and/or follow-up actions.
- Free Yellow Page advertisement on the MICA web page.
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