A team of 21 producers representing the pork, beef, corn, and soybean industries recently traveled to South Korea to observe the U.S. Meat Export Federation’s (USMEF) investments in this key market. South Korea is currently the leading market for U.S. beef exports and the third-largest market for U.S. pork muscle cuts. Demand for U.S. Protein …
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Oct 06
Record Value for Mexico Fuels August Pork Exports; Modest Rebound for Beef
August exports of U.S. pork were steady year-over-year, led by another tremendous performance in Mexico, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Beef exports were well below the large totals posted in August 2022 but showed improvement over July results. August pork exports totaled 226,519 metric tons …
Jun 29
New Buyers From Japan Visit U.S. To See Production, Export Process
To showcase the quality of the current corn crop, along with U.S. corn production and supply, the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) hosted a team from Japan this week in the states. The group was comprised of relatively newer customers, so the Council used this opportunity to share the basics of corn production and distribution with …
Dec 13
October Pork Exports Largest in 16 Months
Pork variety meat exports were particularly strong in October at 55,271 metric tons (mt) – up 33% from a year ago and the second largest volume on record. Pork variety meat export value was record high at $126.2 million, up 29%. While growth was driven primarily by record volume exports to China/Hong Kong (up …