August 6, 2007

US Jan-May pork exports fall by 3 percent on-year

US pork exports fell by 3 percent on-year on the first five months of 2007 due to a decline in shipments to major markets Mexico and Russia.

The US Department of Commerce said exports to Mexico dropped by 30 percent and Russia by 23 percent.

However, export growth was noted in other foreign markets such as Japan wit 11.5 percent; South Korea 3.1 percent; and Canada 2.5 percent, where total US pork exports totalled 1.3 billion pounds.