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U.S. Breaks Pork Export Record For 15th Consecutive Year

In 2005, the U.S. pork industry sold more than $2 billion worth and more than 1 million metric tons of pork and pork variety meat products to export markets for the second consecutive year. 2005 was the 15th consecutive record-breaking year for U.S. pork exports by volume.

With the release of December statistics by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USMEF reports that U.S. pork (including variety meat) exports to countries around the world totaled $2.635 billion in 2005, more than a billion dollars more than the value of U.S. pork exported in 2003. The volume of U.S. pork (including variety meat) exports in 2005 was 1.158 million metric tons.

U.S. pork sales to the United States’ No. 1 market, Japan climbed 13 percent in volume (353,928 mt) and 11 percent in value ($1.088 billion).

After five successive record-breaking years, U.S. pork sales to the No. 2 market, Mexico, fell 8 percent in volume (331,488 mt) and 9 percent in value ($513.5 million), but still outshone all previous years except 2004.

Leading Markets for U.S. Pork Plus Pork Variety Meat Exports 2005

 

Quantity (mt)

Value (U.S. $000)

Country/Region

1/2005-12/2005

% chg

1/2005-12/2005

% chg

Japan

353,928

13%

$1,088,405

11%

Mexico

331,488

-8%

$513,548

-9%

Canada

130,581

16%

$395,578

31%

China/Hong Kong

92,255

16%

$111,148

22%

South Korea

71,856

158%

$154,755

176%

Russia

40,315

48%

$72,285

71%

Eastern Europe

29,816

239%

$52,853

307%

Oceania

25,099

324%

$70,383

339%

Taiwan

24,555

-37%

$41,382

-27%

Central & South America

20,626

17%

$51,537

37%

Total Worldwide Exports

1,157,689

13%

$2,634,700

18%

 

Worldwide                                                                                 

U.S. Breaks Pork Export Record For 15th Consecutive Year

In 2005, the U.S. pork industry sold more than $2 billion worth and more than 1 million metric tons of pork and pork variety meat products to export markets for the second consecutive year. 2005 was the 15th consecutive record-breaking year for U.S. pork exports by volume.

With the release of December statistics by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USMEF reports that U.S. pork (including variety meat) exports to countries around the world totaled $2.635 billion in 2005, more than a billion dollars more than the value of U.S. pork exported in 2003. The volume of U.S. pork (including variety meat) exports in 2005 was 1.158 million metric tons.

U.S. pork sales to the United States’ No. 1 market, Japan climbed 13 percent in volume (353,928 mt) and 11 percent in value ($1.088 billion).

After five successive record-breaking years, U.S. pork sales to the No. 2 market, Mexico, fell 8 percent in volume (331,488 mt) and 9 percent in value ($513.5 million), but still outshone all previous years except 2004.

Leading Markets for U.S. Pork Plus Pork Variety Meat Exports 2005

 

Quantity (mt)

Value (U.S. $000)

Country/Region

1/2005-12/2005

% chg

1/2005-12/2005

% chg

Japan

353,928

13%

$1,088,405

11%

Mexico

331,488

-8%

$513,548

-9%

Canada

130,581

16%

$395,578

31%

China/Hong Kong

92,255

16%

$111,148

22%

South Korea

71,856

158%

$154,755

176%

Russia

40,315

48%

$72,285

71%

Eastern Europe

29,816

239%

$52,853

307%

Oceania

25,099

324%

$70,383

339%

Taiwan

24,555

-37%

$41,382

-27%

Central & South America

20,626

17%

$51,537

37%

Total Worldwide Exports

1,157,689

13%

$2,634,700

18%