Audio: Final 2010 Results Confirm Tremendous Year for U.S. Red Meat Exports
Published: Feb 15, 2011
In the attached audio report, USMEF Senior Vice President Dan Halstrom discusses
the final 2010 results for U.S. beef and pork exports. The results were outstanding,
as beef exports set a new single-year value of $4.08 billion, breaking the pre-BSE
record of $3.86 billion in 2003 and topping the 2009 total by nearly $1 billion. Pork
exports recorded the second-highest volume and value results ever - 4.28 billion
pounds valued at $4.78 billion – exceeded only by the record-large totals of 2008.
the final 2010 results for U.S. beef and pork exports. The results were outstanding,
as beef exports set a new single-year value of $4.08 billion, breaking the pre-BSE
record of $3.86 billion in 2003 and topping the 2009 total by nearly $1 billion. Pork
exports recorded the second-highest volume and value results ever - 4.28 billion
pounds valued at $4.78 billion – exceeded only by the record-large totals of 2008.