USA - Pork exports show strength in first quarter
U.S. beef and pork muscle cut exports performed well in March, concluding the first quarter of 2010 with increasing momentum.
2010-05-17
U.S. beef and pork muscle cut exports performed well in March, concluding the first quarter of 2010 with increasing momentum. Pork muscle cut exports pulled ahead of their 2009 pace by 1 percent in volume (356,297 metric tons or 785.5 million pounds) and 2 percent in value ($941.9 million). Combined pork/pork variety meat totals are slightly behind last year in both volume (468,793 metric tons or 1 billion pounds) and value ($1.11 billion).