Meat Importers Council Of Amer

What Meat Importers Council Of Amer does

Meat Import Council of America (MICA) is a nonprofit trade association founded in 1961 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., dedicated to supporting and promoting the trade of imported meat and meat products within the North American region. The organization serves meat importers, international meat exporters, and adjacent service providers (cold-chain logistics, ports, inspection/legal services) by convening an annual General Meeting & Conference, running recurring trade briefings and webinars, and publishing member-only resources including the World Market Report, Fat Claims database, presentations, and the Global Cuts newsletter.

MICA's core products are membership services and convening infrastructure rather than technology. The association runs its events and member registration through the GlueUp SaaS platform, distributes content via a website (micausa.org), email newsletters, and LinkedIn, and does not disclose any proprietary technology stack, data products, or software platform beyond these standard channels. There is no app, API, or AI/ML capability disclosed in the source data.

MICA's business model is subscription-recurring: annual membership dues from importers, exporters, and industry stakeholders form the core revenue stream, supplemented by tiered corporate sponsorships of the annual conference and other events. Pricing is not publicly disclosed (quote-based), and members access exclusive resources through a login portal on the website. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors and an Executive Committee drawn from its member companies, and is incorporated as a nonprofit organization in Washington, D.C., with no parent company or external ownership.

Name

Meat Importers Council Of Amer

Legal name

Meat Import Council of America, Inc.

Website

https://micausa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Meat Import Council of America (MICA) is a 65-year-old nonprofit trade association based in Washington, D.C. that supports and promotes imported meat trade in North America by serving meat importers, international exporters, and industry service providers through membership, annual conferences, and trade briefings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Association Services

NAICS

Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers (42447), Animal Slaughtering and Processing (31161)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000), Meat Packing Plants (2011)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFAIABAF

Meat, Poultry & Seafood Wholesale

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Distribution & Wholesale/Grocery & Supermarket Wholesale

SECONDARYAFAKALAE

Ground & Formed Meat Products Manufacturing (Burgers, Sausages, Meatballs)

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Processing & Manufacturing/Meat Processing (Beef, Pork, Poultry)

Keywords

• Meat trade association
• Imported meat trade
• Trade advocacy services
• Membership association services
• Meat import facilitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: MICA generates revenue through annual membership dues from meat importers, exporters, and industry stakeholders. The organization provides member-only resources including the World Market Report, Fat Claims database, presentations, webinar recordings, and member alerts. The membership structure includes sponsorship opportunities for the annual conference.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Meat Importers Council of America (MICA), founded in 1961, is a North American trade association that represents companies involved in the importation of meat and meat products. MICA provides member companies with industry advocacy, market intelligence (e.g., World Market Report, Fat Claims database), trade briefings, webinars, networking opportunities, and an annual AGM and conference. The association operates as a hub connecting importers, exporters, brokers, and service providers across the imported meat supply chain.

Product overview

Meat Import Council of America (MICA) is a trade association that supports and promotes imported meat trade within North America. The organization is not a technology product company but provides member services including industry events, trade briefings, Global Cuts news publications, member alerts, and industry resources such as shipping guidelines and market reports. The association hosts an annual AGM & Conference and facilitates networking among exporters, importers, and industry leaders across the globe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual Membership
• Annual AGM and Conference
• World Market Report
• Fat Claims Database
• Trade Briefings and Webinars
• Global Cuts Newsletter
• Member Alerts

Quantifiable outcome

• 65th Annual General Meeting & Conference being hosted in November 2026

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

46 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LineagecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLineage is a cold chain logistics company that sponsors MICA events, demonstrating partnership in the meat import supply chain ecosystem.
• JBS ImportscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerJBS Imports is a major meat processing and importing company that serves as a corporate sponsor for MICA events and conferences.
• Minerva FoodscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMinerva Foods is a global beef producer and exporter that sponsors MICA's annual conference and industry events.
• AmericoldminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAmericold provides cold storage and temperature-controlled warehousing services, sponsoring MICA events for industry visibility.
• CargillcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCargill is a major food and agriculture corporation that sponsors MICA events, supporting the meat import industry.
• Tyson FoodscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTyson Foods sponsors MICA's annual conference and events as a major industry participant in meat production and trade.
• Sorbello and AndersonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSorbello and Anderson is a meat import/export company that sponsors MICA events.
• Bande FoodsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBande Foods is listed as a sponsor for MICA events and conferences.
• SorbellorefrigeratedminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSorbellorefrigerated provides refrigerated logistics services and sponsors MICA events.
• JasteerminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJasteer is listed as a sponsor for MICA events and conferences.
• Andes Global Trading LLCminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAndes Global Trading LLC sponsors MICA events as a meat import/export company.
• PMI FoodsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPMI Foods is a protein and meat trading company that sponsors MICA events.
• Meat & Livestock AustraliaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMeat & Livestock Australia promotes Australian red meat and sponsors MICA events.
• Vertical Cold Solutions (VCS)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerVertical Cold Solutions provides cold chain solutions and sponsors MICA conferences.
• FaymanSorbelloFoodGroupminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFaymanSorbelloFoodGroup is listed as a sponsor for MICA events.
• Catelli BrothersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCatelli Brothers is a meat company that sponsors MICA events.
• Eastern Quality FoodsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEastern Quality Foods is listed as a sponsor for MICA events.
• JTP TransportationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJTP Transportation provides transportation services and sponsors MICA events.
• Northwestern MeatminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNorthwestern Meat is listed as a sponsor for MICA events.
• Port of OaklandminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPort of Oakland sponsors MICA events as a key entry point for imported meat shipments.
• Holt LogisticsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHolt Logistics provides port and logistics services and sponsors MICA events.
• ABIEC (Brazilian Beef Exporters Association)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerABIEC represents Brazilian beef exporters and sponsors MICA events.
• Orleans InternationalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOrleans International is listed as a sponsor for MICA events.
• Secrest WatsonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSecrest Watson is listed as a sponsor for MICA events.
• Interra InternationalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInterra International provides meat trading services and sponsors MICA events.
• PhilaPortminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPhilaPort is the Port of Philadelphia and sponsors MICA events.
• 721 LogisticsminorGTM or Marketing Partner721 Logistics is listed as a sponsor for MICA events.
• Port HoustonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPort Houston sponsors MICA events as a key port for meat imports.
• AFFCO (New Zealand)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerAFFCO is a New Zealand meat processing company that sponsors MICA events.
• INAC (Instituto Nacional de Carnes, Uruguay)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerINAC promotes Uruguayan beef and sponsors MICA events.
• Bord Bia (Ireland)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerBord Bia is the Irish food board promoting Irish meat exports and sponsors MICA events.
• Lawrence WholesaleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLawrence Wholesale is listed as a sponsor for MICA events.
• San MartinminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSan Martin is listed as a sponsor for MICA events.
• Teys AustraliaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTeys Australia is a major Australian meat processing company that sponsors MICA events.
• Japanese Wagyu PartnersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJapanese Wagyu Partners promotes Japanese beef imports and sponsors MICA events.
• Chile CarneminorGTM or Marketing PartnerChile Carne promotes Chilean meat exports and sponsors MICA events.
• CPC (Corporación de.Productores de Carnes, Paraguay)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCPC promotes Paraguayan beef exports and sponsors MICA events.
• ChisholmminorGTM or Marketing PartnerChisholm is listed as a sponsor for MICA events.
• NC PortsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNC Ports (North Carolina Ports) sponsors MICA events.
• Beef + Lamb New ZealandminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBeef + Lamb New Zealand promotes New Zealand red meat exports and sponsors MICA events.
• SukarneminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSukarne is a Mexican meat company that sponsors MICA events.
• Freight Trac ServicesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFreight Trac Services provides logistics services and sponsors MICA events.
• Port of Los AngelesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPort of Los Angeles sponsors MICA events.
• Kilcoy Global FoodsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerKilcoy Global Foods is a meat processing company that sponsors MICA events.
• AHDB (UK Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerAHDB promotes UK agricultural products including red meat and sponsors MICA events.
• Argentine Beef (Consejo Argentino de la Carne)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerArgentine Beef promotes Argentine beef exports and sponsors MICA events.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Canadian Meat Council: National trade association for Canadian meat processors and exporters. Operates a parallel mandate to MICA but focused on Canada's meat trade, providing a regional peer view of meat-industry association structure.
• Meat Industry Association of New Zealand: New Zealand-based meat industry trade association representing exporters and processors. Comparable trade-association structure and a MICA sponsor partner, providing a regional peer perspective on meat export trade bodies.

Direct peers

• U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF): U.S.-based meat trade association that promotes U.S. red meat exports globally. Directly comparable as a meat-industry trade body with membership dues, conferences, and international trade facilitation — though focused on exports rather than imports.
• North American Meat Institute (NAMI): Trade association representing meat and poultry packers and processors in North America. Closest functional peer to MICA within the U.S. meat value chain, with overlapping membership (Tyson, JBS) and similar policy-advocacy and event-based engagement model.

Others

• Cold Chain Association: Industry association for temperature-controlled logistics and cold-chain infrastructure. Adjacent peer reflecting MICA's ecosystem overlap with sponsors such as Lineage, Americold, and Vertical Cold Solutions.
• International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA): Trade association representing U.S. dairy processors and manufacturers. Comparable as a protein-industry trade body with similar dues, conference, and policy-advocacy model, but focused on dairy rather than meat imports.
• Customs and Trade Compliance Association: Trade association for customs, trade compliance, and logistics professionals. Adjacent peer given MICA's tariff-briefing and trade-policy focus, though broader in scope than meat specifically.
• National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA): U.S. trade association for cattle producers and beef industry stakeholders. Adjacent peer because of overlapping beef-industry membership and policy advocacy, but focused on domestic production rather than imports.
• International Poultry Council: Global trade association for the poultry industry. Functionally similar trade-body model with international membership and policy focus, but serving the poultry category rather than red meat imports.

Broad incumbents

• Food Industry Association (FMI): Largest U.S. trade association serving the food retail and wholesale industry. Comparable membership-based business model with conferences, policy advocacy, and member intelligence, but covers the full food retail value chain rather than meat imports specifically.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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