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US beef exports shatter records in 2021

10/02/2022

Full-year figures for beef exports from the US in 2021 show a shattering of previous records for volume and for value.

The US Department of Agriculture has released figures, compiled by the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF), that show a total volume of beef exports last year of 1.44 million tonnes. This figure indicates growth of 15% year on year, but it is also the highest on record, beating the previous record, from 2018, by 7%.

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