Study shows beef, pork export volumes higher in July
July beef export volume increased 8% from a year ago to 99,341 metric tons–the second-largest monthly total this year.
U.S. red meat exports posted solid results in July, with volumes for both U.S. beef and pork trending higher than a year ago, according to statistics released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), Denver, Colo. Beef export value was down from last July, but pork export value increased significantly.
July beef export volume increased 8% from a year ago to 99,341 metric tons (mt) – the second-largest monthly total this year – while export value was $526.7 million, down 5%. For January through July, export volume was up 4% to 640,888 mt, while value fell 10% to $3.44 billion.