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US beef exports up 40% in July

14/09/2010
The US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) has released the figures for the country’s beef and pork export results for the first seven months of the year. July values for both beef and pork dipped slightly from the totals achieved in June, but both exceeded year-ago levels. In fact, beef exports posted nearly a 40% jump over July 2009.

The cumulative January-July beef export value was $2.2 billion, 25% higher than last year and virtually even with the pre-BSE peak value of 2003.

Pork export value was $2.7 billion, which is 8% higher than last year and just 1% off the all-time record established in 2008.

Commenting on the figures, USMEF chief executive, Philip Seng, said beef export growth had been outstanding this year despite “lingering market access limitations”. He attributed much of that success to the US industry’s commitment to developing and marketing products tailored to the tastes of consumers in key overseas markets.


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