U.S. Pork Exports Jump 200 Percent in 10 Years
U.S. Pork Exports Jump 200 Percent in 10 Years
One of Every 3.3 Pounds of Pork Traded Globally Is Ours
Ten years ago, the United States exported 1.116 billion pounds of pork, making our nation the source of about 1 pound of every 6 pounds of pork traded globally.
How times have changed. In the first four months of 2008 alone, the U.S. pork industry already has exported 1.389 billion pounds of pork products to trading partners around the globe. What that means is that for every 3.3 pounds of pork traded in the world, 1 pound came from the United States.
The consistent taste and quality of U.S. pork products and decades of campaigns and promotions to bring the message of the high quality and reliable attributes of U.S. pork to the attention of the world have made the United States the dominant player in the global pork industry.
“It’s clear that future growth and prosperity for the U.S. pork industry are inextricably tied to our ability to grow exports,” said Danita Rodibaugh, USMEF executive committee member, a pork producer from Rensselaer, Ind., and past president of the National Pork Board. “The increasing presence and importance of U.S. pork in the global marketplace is a tribute to the quality of product, in addition to how well we are marketing it overseas.”
U.S. pork has set export records for 16 consecutive years, the best two months ever for U.S. pork exports were both in 2008 and this year exports have accounted for 22 percent of total U.S. pork and pork variety meat production, versus 16.5 percent last year.
Total pork exports for January-April 2008 are up an impressive 52 percent over January-April 2007, and are valued at $1.4 billion. USMEF forecasts total 2008 pork exports at 3.34 billion pounds – a 200 percent increase over exports in 1998 – which could be conservative if exports continue at the torrid pace of the first four months, according to Erin Daley, USMEF manager of research and analysis. Unprecedented volumes of pork exports to Japan, the China/Hong Kong region and Russia have resulted in record-breaking monthly volumes during 2008.
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The U.S. Meat Export Federation (www.USMEF.org) is the trade association responsible for developing international markets for the U.S. red meat industry and is funded by USDA, exporting companies, and the beef, pork, corn and soybean checkoff programs.
Russia
New Russian Safety Regulation Affects Only Poultry
A new Russian SanPiN (Sanitary Rules and Norms), amending the "Hygienic Requirements to Safety and Nutritional Value of Food Products" approved in 2002, will prohibit the use of frozen poultry to manufacture any type of food product starting January 1, 2011, but does not concern other frozen meat, including beef, pork or lamb.
With the exception of mechanically-separated meat and collagen-containing raw materials from poultry meat, the resolution prohibits the use of frozen poultry meat for manufacturing baby food, dietetic nutrition, and specialized food products for pregnant and nursing women effective January 1, 2010. It further prohibits the use of frozen poultry meat to manufacture any type of food product effective January 1, 2011.
For more information consult the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) GAIN report online.
U.S. Pork Exports Jump 200 Percent in 10 Years
One of Every 3.3 Pounds of Pork Traded Globally Is Ours
Ten years ago, the United States exported 1.116 billion pounds of pork, making our nation the source of about 1 pound of every 6 pounds of pork traded globally.
How times have changed. In the first four months of 2008 alone, the U.S. pork industry already has exported 1.389 billion pounds of pork products to trading partners around the globe. What that means is that for every 3.3 pounds of pork traded in the world, 1 pound came from the United States.
The consistent taste and quality of U.S. pork products and decades of campaigns and promotions to bring the message of the high quality and reliable attributes of U.S. pork to the attention of the world have made the United States the dominant player in the global pork industry.
“It’s clear that future growth and prosperity for the U.S. pork industry are inextricably tied to our ability to grow exports,” said Danita Rodibaugh, USMEF executive committee member, a pork producer from Rensselaer, Ind., and past president of the National Pork Board. “The increasing presence and importance of U.S. pork in the global marketplace is a tribute to the quality of product, in addition to how well we are marketing it overseas.”
U.S. pork has set export records for 16 consecutive years, the best two months ever for U.S. pork exports were both in 2008 and this year exports have accounted for 22 percent of total U.S. pork and pork variety meat production, versus 16.5 percent last year.
Total pork exports for January-April 2008 are up an impressive 52 percent over January-April 2007, and are valued at $1.4 billion. USMEF forecasts total 2008 pork exports at 3.34 billion pounds – a 200 percent increase over exports in 1998 – which could be conservative if exports continue at the torrid pace of the first four months, according to Erin Daley, USMEF manager of research and analysis. Unprecedented volumes of pork exports to Japan, the China/Hong Kong region and Russia have resulted in record-breaking monthly volumes during 2008.
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The U.S. Meat Export Federation (www.USMEF.org) is the trade association responsible for developing international markets for the U.S. red meat industry and is funded by USDA, exporting companies, and the beef, pork, corn and soybean checkoff programs.
Russia
New Russian Safety Regulation Affects Only Poultry
A new Russian SanPiN (Sanitary Rules and Norms), amending the "Hygienic Requirements to Safety and Nutritional Value of Food Products" approved in 2002, will prohibit the use of frozen poultry to manufacture any type of food product starting January 1, 2011, but does not concern other frozen meat, including beef, pork or lamb.
With the exception of mechanically-separated meat and collagen-containing raw materials from poultry meat, the resolution prohibits the use of frozen poultry meat for manufacturing baby food, dietetic nutrition, and specialized food products for pregnant and nursing women effective January 1, 2010. It further prohibits the use of frozen poultry meat to manufacture any type of food product effective January 1, 2011.
For more information consult the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) GAIN report online.