The U.S. exported 524.1 million lbs. of pork during June, the smallest total for the month since 2020. Pork exports declined 60.6 million lbs. from May and were 59.7 million lbs. (10.2%) less than June 2023. Through the first half of this year, U.S. pork shipments totaled 3.567 billion lbs., up 111.3 million lbs. (3.2%) from year-ago, fueled by increases to Mexico, South Korea and Colombia, which more than offset declines to other top trading partners.
U.S. beef exports totaled 263.5 million lbs. in June, up 4.6 million lbs. from May but 6.4 million lbs. (2.4%) less than last year. For the first six months of the year, beef shipments totaled 1.515 billion lbs., down 70.9 million lbs. (4.5%) from the same period last year. Of the top five trading partners, beef exports only increased to Mexico during the first half of the year.
