The U.S. exported 526.7 million lbs. of pork during August, up 22.0 million lbs. (4.4%) from July and 13.3 million lbs. (2.6%) more than last year. Through the first eight months of this year, pork exports totaled 4.482 billion lbs., up 335.1 million lbs. (8.1%) from the same period last year. Shipments to each of the top five destinations for U.S. pork (Mexico, Japan, South Korea, China and Canada) all increased from year-ago.
U.S. beef exports totaled 259.5 million lbs. during August, up 19.4 million lbs. (8.1%) from July but down 66.0 million lbs. (20.3%) from August 2022, which was the all-time high for any month. Through the first eight months of this year, beef exports totaled 2.083 billion lbs., down 335.9 million lbs. (13.9%) from the same period last year, as shipments to five of the top six markets declined; only shipments to Mexico were higher.
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