Overview
This data set contains monthly and annual data for imports and exports of live
cattle, hogs, sheep, and goats, as well as beef and veal, pork, lamb and
mutton, chicken meat, turkey meat, and eggs. The tables report physical
quantities, not dollar values or unit prices. Data on beef and veal, pork, and
lamb and mutton are on a carcass-weight-equivalent basis. Breakdowns by country
are included. Unless otherwise indicated, historical data are available from
1989.
The data are based on U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census data.
For beef, lamb, mutton, and pork, ERS converts the quantity data from a
product-weight basis to a carcass-weight-equivalent basis. For details on data
sources, product descriptions, carcass-weight conversions, and regional country
groupings, see the Documentation.
The August update of the Livestock and Meat Trade Data includes annual
revisions from the U.S. Census Bureau to 2007 calendar year data.
Historic data for beef and pork and historic weight classifications for hogs
now go back to 1989. This adds rows or columns to the "All Countries and
Months" and "All Countries and Years" Excel files for those two commodities. We
apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. These updates make this data
set more comprehensive.
In the upcoming months, we will be adding a separate set of tables to provide
product-weight data for meat by product type, such as fresh and frozen. We
encourage your feedback on these plans. We want to provide the data in a format
that is useful for the diverse needs of our customers.
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Current Trade Data
See Trade Tables Undergo Major Revision
for an explanation of our new automated production process.
Data Set |
Last Updated
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Monthly U.S. Livestock and Meat Trade by Country
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September 11, 2008
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Annual and Cumulative Year-to-Date U.S. Livestock and Meat Trade by Country
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September 11, 2008
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Beef
(fresh, chilled, and frozen): Year-to-date imports under various trade
agreements
Current year imports-to-date under the North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA), World Trade Organization (WTO), and other trade agreements, including
the percent of quota allowances attained |
September 11, 2008
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Data Updates
Official U.S. trade statistics are
released monthly by the Census Bureau. ERS usually publishes the monthly
livestock and meat trade tables on the first business day after the Census data
are released. See the 2008
release calendar for specific dates.
Annual Data Revisions
Each year the Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division releases a 13th-month file
approximately 3 months after the December release of data. The 13th-month file
includes corrections (errata) made at the request of outside sources and
verified with exporters or importers by the Foreign Trade Division. It also
includes late shipments (Shippers Export Declarations or Import Entry Summary
Forms that are received too late to be included in the normal monthly trade
release). These data will be incorporated into the monthly and annual tables
when the revisions become available.
Related Links
U.S. Trade Internet System—Monthly
U.S. agricultural trade from 1989 forward. Data are available for individual
countries and for products down to the level of HS-10 codes for both volume
(product-weight basis) and value.
Agricultural Marketing Service—Weekly or monthly livestock and meat trade
reports.
See all related links…
Related Resources
For reports and articles related to international trade of livestock and meat
products, please check the International
Trade and Markets section of the Recommended Readings page in the
Animal Production and Marketing Issues briefing room.
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