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The United States is the world's second-largest exporter
of broilers behind Brazil. Annual broiler exports average
between 5 and 6 billion pounds, which is about 15 percent
of U.S. production. Demand for U.S. broiler products
has
fluctuated over the last several years due to changing
economic conditions and currency exchange rates in major
importing countries. The largest importers of U.S. broiler
products are Russia, China (including Hong Kong), and
Mexico. Together, these markets accounted for over half
of U.S. broiler product exports, on a quantity basis.
The United States imports only small amounts of broiler
products, accounting for less than 1 percent of domestic
production.
The United States is also the world's largest exporter
of turkey products. U.S. turkey exports total between 500 and 600 million pounds. Less than 1 percent of turkey exports
are as whole birds; the majority of shipments are lower
valued turkey parts or ground or mechanically deboned
meat (MDM). Many importing countries mix the ground or
MDM turkey meat with other meats in sausage production.
Mexico is by far the largest importer of U.S. turkey
meat, accounting for over half of U.S. turkey exports.
The United States imports only a small amount of turkey
products, with most imported products coming from Canada.
There are three categories of U.S. egg exports. The first,
exports of table eggs for consumption, mostly goes to
Canada and Mexico. The second export category is shell
eggs for hatching (for egg laying-type birds or broiler-type
birds), and shipments are primarily to Canada and Hong
Kong. The third category is exports of egg products (dried
and nondried albumin and dried and nondried yolk). These
products are used mainly in restaurants and in the baking
and prepared-foods industries. Major destinations for
U.S. exports of dried albumin are Japan, Spain, and Israel,
while Canada is the largest importer of nondried albumin.
Japan, Mexico, and Canada are the top destinations for
dried yolk, while Japan, Canada, and South Korea are the
top importers of nondry yolk.
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