October 25, 2021
US pork exports to Mexico increase 47% in August
US pork exports to Mexico reached 80,779 tonnes in August, up 47% from a year ago and narrowly outpacing the previous record set in December 2016, the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) reported.
The value of these imports more than doubled to US$162.4 million (up 109%).
Through August, US exports to Mexico were 25% above 2020 levels for the same period at 543,550 tonnes, with value climbing 56% to US$1.1 billion.
US exports to the country are on a record pace, with January-August shipments 4% higher in volume and 12% higher in value when compared to 2017, the peak year for pork exports to Mexico.
- USMEF
