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U.S. Pork Exports Set September Record And U.S. Beef Exports Continue To Gain

U.S. pork and pork variety meat exports set a new record for the month of September with an 8 percent increase in volume to 101,131 metric tons (mt) and 10 percent growth in value to $251 million compared to last September. Through the first nine months of this year, pork export volume is 905,392 mt valued at $2.2 billion, a 7 percent gain from the same period last year.

U.S. beef and beef variety meat exports through September increased 17 percent in volume to 562,781 mt and 29 percent in value to $1.9 billion compared to the same time last year. Growth in exports to all markets, except Mexico and Taiwan, brings year-to-date volume to 58 percent of volume in 2003 for the same time period, even though in effect, Russia, China and Indonesia remain closed to U.S. beef exports and Japan has limited access.

Japan is the No. 1 market for U.S. pork and pork variety meat exports, through September accounting for more than 30 percent of total export volume and 40 percent of total export value. Pork exports to Mexico, the second largest market, remain below last year’s levels, but USMEF expects exports to increase during the final quarter as holiday demand and competitive U.S. ham prices are likely to support stronger exports.

Mexico is the top market for U.S. beef and beef variety meat, however, with exports through September reaching 262,597 mt, which is 5 percent less than the same time last year, but up 1 percent in value, at more than $872 million. Exports to Canada increased 31 percent to 93,203 mt valued at nearly $426 million. Exports to Canada and Mexico comprise 63 percent of total export volume compared to 34 percent during the same period in 2003.

For more information on export statistics for individual markets, go to the USMEF statistics page.

 

Worldwide

U.S. Pork Exports Set September Record And U.S. Beef Exports Continue To Gain

U.S. pork and pork variety meat exports set a new record for the month of September with an 8 percent increase in volume to 101,131 metric tons (mt) and 10 percent growth in value to $251 million compared to last September. Through the first nine months of this year, pork export volume is 905,392 mt valued at $2.2 billion, a 7 percent gain from the same period last year.

U.S. beef and beef variety meat exports through September increased 17 percent in volume to 562,781 mt and 29 percent in value to $1.9 billion compared to the same time last year. Growth in exports to all markets, except Mexico and Taiwan, brings year-to-date volume to 58 percent of volume in 2003 for the same time period, even though in effect, Russia, China and Indonesia remain closed to U.S. beef exports and Japan has limited access.

Japan is the No. 1 market for U.S. pork and pork variety meat exports, through September accounting for more than 30 percent of total export volume and 40 percent of total export value. Pork exports to Mexico, the second largest market, remain below last year’s levels, but USMEF expects exports to increase during the final quarter as holiday demand and competitive U.S. ham prices are likely to support stronger exports.

Mexico is the top market for U.S. beef and beef variety meat, however, with exports through September reaching 262,597 mt, which is 5 percent less than the same time last year, but up 1 percent in value, at more than $872 million. Exports to Canada increased 31 percent to 93,203 mt valued at nearly $426 million. Exports to Canada and Mexico comprise 63 percent of total export volume compared to 34 percent during the same period in 2003.

For more information on export statistics for individual markets, go to the USMEF statistics page.