date:Jan 09, 2014
hest totals of the year, USMEF reported. However, year-to-date pork exports lagged behind record numbers gained in 2012 by 6 percent in volume, or 1.95 million metric tons, valued at $5.5 billion, a 5 percent decline in value.
Seng said additional hurdles for US pork exports to both China and Japan have had a negative impact. US beef exports also have been challenged by a smaller US cattle herd and a concurrent surge in beef production in Australia.