October 14, 2009
World beef, pork and broiler trade data
The following are highlights of livestock and meat trade data from the US Agriculture Department's monthly report. The data are based on information obtained from the US Department of Commerce.
For beef, mutton and pork, USDA converts the quantity data from a product-weight basis to a carcass-weight-equivalent basis. Only the largest countries are listed.
|
Beef and Veal Exports (1,000 lbs) |
Aug 8 |
Jul 9 |
Aug 9 |
|
Canada |
35,537 |
32,782 |
32,575 |
|
Mexico |
67,283 |
54,103 |
48,534 |
|
China (Taiwan) |
8,982 |
8,447 |
6,583 |
|
Total |
220,965 |
166,385 |
166,949 |
|
Pork exports (1,000 lbs) |
  |
  |
  |
|
Japan |
118,073 |
113,170 |
93,297 |
|
Canada |
34,009 |
32,303 |
30,888 |
|
Mexico |
59,661 |
79,498 |
82,608 |
|
Russia |
51,416 |
43,026 |
14,209 |
|
Total |
377,057 |
355,264 |
307,573 |
|
Mutton exports (1,000 lbs) |
  |
  |
  |
|
Mexico |
247 |
597 |
274 |
|
The Netherlands |
96 |
449 |
216 |
|
Total |
677 |
1,419 |
997 |
|
Broiler exports (1,000 lbs) |
  |
  |
  |
|
Mexico |
58,415 |
69,105 |
65,645 |
|
China (mainland) |
51,101 |
41,955 |
49,761 |
|
Russia |
188,534 |
167,090 |
170,507 |
|
Total |
648,052 |
562,140 |
577,092 |
|
Turkey exports (1,000 lbs) |
  |
  |
  |
|
Mexico |
33,327 |
22,139 |
21,752 |
|
China (mainland) |
7,404 |
6,654 |
8,978 |
|
Other countries |
16,209 |
11,121 |
18,154 |
|
Total |
63,383 |
48,024 |
54,695 |
|
Shell egg exports (1,000 dozen) |
  |
  |
  |
|
Canada |
2,847 |
2,542 |
4,233 |
|
Hong Kong |
2,058 |
2,798 |
2,408 |
|
Other countries |
3,299 |
3,260 |
3,118 |
|
Total |
9,967 |
10,235 |
11,904 |
|
Hog imports (heads) |
  |
  |
  |
|
Canada |
712,871 |
572,773 |
442,567 |










