Beef Exports Slump to More Than Three-Year Low in September
The U.S. exported 231.5 million lbs. of beef during September, the lowest monthly total since June 2020. Beef shipments dropped 28.0 million lbs. (10.8%) from August and were 47.8 million lbs. (17.1%) below last year. Through the first nine months of the year, the U.S. shipped 2.315 billion lbs. of beef, down 383.7 million lbs. (14.2%) from the same period last year.
U.S. pork exports totaled 512.0 million lbs. in September, down 14.7 million lbs. (2.8%) from August and 4.1 million lbs. (0.8%) less than year-ago. During the first nine months of the year, the U.S. shipped 4.994 billion lbs. of pork, up 331.0 million lbs. (7.1%) from the same period last year.
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