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Meat and livestock monthly U.S. trade

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LivestockMeat_Monthly
Meat and livestock monthly U.S. trade
Import/export, country code and name 1/
Nov-07
Dec-07
Jan-08
Feb-08
Mar-08
Apr-08
May-08
Jun-08
Jul-08
Aug-08
Sep-08
Oct-08
Nov-08
Beef and veal imports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
1220
Canada
48,863
60,359
61,684
64,977
71,610
69,649
75,646
77,742
65,897
67,149
75,248
72,367
75,197
6021
Australia
74,650
65,272
63,627
27,738
47,550
55,393
60,740
51,804
48,617
47,861
46,151
60,011
63,373
6141
New Zealand
16,848
33,364
45,322
50,910
68,906
49,305
58,539
55,760
47,377
40,301
26,688
19,253
20,208
3510
Brazil
19,384
23,716
18,327
20,467
20,677
12,970
17,468
17,780
18,496
16,022
13,867
4,886
22,803
2190
Nicaragua
8,727
7,516
8,858
8,546
9,031
8,197
6,506
7,280
7,280
10,480
9,418
10,365
6,643
3550
Uruguay
6,737
10,274
6,906
6,531
4,280
3,525
3,473
3,048
3,269
2,995
4,410
4,217
6,359
3570
Argentina
4,857
6,218
4,604
5,039
2,790
2,713
941
2,607
3,998
3,591
7,271
6,951
7,079
2010
Mexico
3,276
3,575
4,458
4,129
4,283
5,470
4,564
4,691
5,148
3,470
1
1,124
2,234
2230
Costa Rica
1,333
1,429
1,319
1,585
1,262
1,156
1,219
985
1,812
2,021
1,973
2,766
1,628
2150
Honduras
57
114
228
400
337
514
509
455
802
737
1,009
639
343
 
Other countries
470
433
164
355
516
252
239
331
273
628
33
214
29
Total
185,201
212,271
215,498
190,676
231,242
209,144
229,845
222,483
202,969
195,256
186,068
182,792
205,897
Beef and veal exports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
2010
Mexico
47,412
45,411
50,562
50,693
52,695
53,983
57,678
59,909
66,058
67,232
56,032
44,909
40,070
1220
Canada
31,952
33,012
29,820
23,005
27,606
30,372
46,917
40,936
44,522
35,544
32,074
26,062
25,597
5880
Japan
13,360
11,312
10,915
12,527
12,114
17,139
24,811
30,179
30,456
22,060
19,820
21,222
15,626
5800
South Korea
331
340
507
272
238
295
51
268
4,733
36,553
46,903
37,696
16,029
5520
Vietnam
6,668
6,842
8,627
9,178
10,950
8,831
7,505
10,243
9,509
11,437
12,835
12,491
10,800
5830
China (Taiwan)
8,813
5,876
5,739
6,339
7,025
7,076
8,119
8,446
8,825
8,982
5,644
5,712
6,113
4621
Russia
1
1
9
31
269
913
5,145
2,711
6,526
18,878
6,308
6,325
512
5820
Hong Kong
2,314
3,856
2,900
2,497
2,583
2,542
2,387
2,533
2,020
3,060
3,316
2,479
2,581
 
Other countries
10,204
11,612
9,820
10,836
12,390
14,150
14,872
13,042
14,880
17,372
17,678
19,483
18,523
Total
121,055
118,263
118,901
115,379
125,869
135,301
167,487
168,266
187,530
221,117
200,610
176,379
135,851
Cattle imports
(Head)
1220
Canada
162,959
143,866
156,938
180,618
172,893
146,937
121,036
110,319
74,557
97,071
174,420
139,899
115,906
2010
Mexico
167,181
100,606
29,508
68,186
74,031
73,351
68,536
42,387
34,828
9,529
14,765
59,823
111,028
 
Other countries
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
0
0
0
Total
330,140
244,472
186,446
248,804
246,924
220,288
189,572
152,706
109,414
106,600
189,185
199,722
226,934
Cattle exports
(Head)
2010
Mexico
3,211
7,284
7,459
7,905
12,259
9,060
5,546
2,083
1,179
244
624
1,653
809
1220
Canada
3,030
4,141
3,597
3,514
3,168
4,268
4,522
4,532
2,954
2,752
2,497
2,085
1,011
 
Other countries
3,472
16
10
152
255
80
196
288
2,095
74
2,762
8,227
2,603
Total
9,713
11,441
11,066
11,571
15,682
13,408
10,264
6,903
6,228
3,070
5,883
11,965
4,423
Pork imports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
1220
Canada
55,549
56,034
56,587
52,484
53,725
50,803
49,407
50,499
50,876
49,772
49,226
58,098
59,991
4099
Denmark
7,747
8,834
7,241
9,005
7,993
8,055
8,290
6,565
7,716
5,604
6,509
6,982
4,073
2010
Mexico
3,496
3,517
3,989
3,872
3,418
4,696
4,138
4,858
3,636
3,075
32
185
611
4550
Poland
2,790
2,633
2,357
3,153
3,456
2,469
1,622
2,650
2,431
1,903
1,813
1,861
1,816
4759
Italy
1,351
1,040
673
813
841
775
728
889
1,050
928
662
1,246
961
 
Other countries
2,661
2,409
2,052
2,382
3,330
3,179
2,819
3,042
2,298
1,605
2,240
2,294
1,725
Total
73,594
74,467
72,899
71,709
72,763
69,978
67,005
68,502
68,006
62,887
60,482
70,667
69,177
Pork exports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
5880
Japan
98,416
82,294
94,299
96,044
122,210
114,048
120,541
108,697
114,745
118,124
108,543
119,686
111,064
2010
Mexico
41,897
49,799
48,975
44,842
41,118
42,899
51,130
52,953
66,922
59,710
50,858
70,355
66,069
5820
Hong Kong
17,922
22,545
22,415
46,490
50,051
54,194
66,405
70,428
51,554
32,749
26,258
31,711
21,067
4621
Russia
38,817
23,197
26,110
40,182
33,410
49,012
40,988
38,805
38,070
51,416
39,636
42,483
24,785
1220
Canada
40,231
35,532
34,247
32,852
32,061
32,915
33,437
32,847
38,931
33,957
39,669
33,658
43,566
5700
China (Mainland)
42,048
9,628
58,638
55,715
4,782
53,018
71,299
69,623
21,348
3,416
4,369
5,388
4,757
5800
South Korea
27,001
35,445
29,140
32,800
26,317
32,345
31,786
20,238
21,349
21,922
18,709
22,634
17,992
6021
Australia
5,035
7,213
6,614
6,856
8,180
9,232
10,177
13,248
7,334
5,609
5,077
13,955
7,362
5650
Philippines
2,463
4,033
4,360
5,278
7,063
8,540
7,736
10,756
5,784
5,772
3,999
4,893
4,501
5830
China (Taiwan)
674
1,633
2,486
1,938
2,986
3,759
7,192
7,707
5,641
8,692
3,955
3,562
3,631
 
Other countries
28,627
31,250
26,109
27,664
33,502
39,512
40,579
40,874
37,791
35,740
38,559
44,066
39,937
Total
343,130
302,568
353,393
390,661
361,681
439,474
481,270
466,176
409,469
377,108
339,632
392,391
344,731
Hog imports
(Head)
1220
Canada
986,672
954,027
1,104,539
932,997
876,997
747,541
780,695
621,152
743,972
713,536
743,740
704,321
682,931
 
Other countries
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
986,672
954,027
1,104,539
932,997
876,997
747,541
780,695
621,152
743,972
713,536
743,740
704,321
682,931
Hog exports
(Head)
2010
Mexico
9,384
10,687
22,261
19,859
15,291
10,720
3,908
1,458
545
 
196
836
158
 
Other countries
691
300
1,561
565
452
1,189
549
4,112
2,691
 
4,643
1,642
922
Total
10,075
10,987
23,822
20,424
15,743
11,909
4,457
5,570
3,236
2,635
4,839
2,478
1,080
Lamb imports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
6021
Australia
11,930
12,700
9,389
7,844
9,077
6,280
9,429
8,960
5,849
4,607
4,649
5,884
9,854
6141
New Zealand
3,032
3,118
2,730
2,940
4,871
3,479
3,968
3,854
3,693
4,281
3,935
3,295
3,594
 
Other countries
62
60
60
0
60
0
0
59
59
62
72
216
15
Total
15,024
15,879
12,179
10,785
14,007
9,759
13,397
12,873
9,600
8,951
8,657
9,395
13,463
Mutton imports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
6021
Australia
2,827
5,125
4,440
2,451
3,280
1,882
3,348
2,302
2,447
1,861
1,308
2,098
2,694
6141
New Zealand
176
714
1,136
1,843
1,392
1,318
1,345
1,220
856
2,035
1,791
462
203
 
Other countries
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
72
0
0
0
0
57
Total
3,003
5,839
5,576
4,295
4,672
3,200
4,692
3,594
3,303
3,896
3,099
2,560
2,954
Lamb exports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
2320
Bermuda
  
164
130
365
70
163
261
162
77
360
77
130
2360
Bahamas
1
19
5
42
26
24
18
15
0
 
0
1
12
 
Other countries
67
81
56
61
48
60
147
84
63
19
9
21
17
Total
68
99
225
233
440
154
328
360
225
96
369
99
159
Mutton exports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
2010
Mexico
166
163
329
214
41
173
138
138
134
247
163
253
221
1220
Canada
190
134
89
74
250
104
113
231
316
147
109
131
184
 
Other countries
93
137
268
114
210
310
316
317
540
283
596
289
583
Total
449
434
686
401
501
587
567
686
989
677
868
674
988
Broiler exports
(1,000 pounds)
4621
Russia
210,799
96,333
120,421
144,399
161,314
193,792
214,844
126,852
204,265
188,534
125,999
162,503
148,827
5700
China (Mainland)
44,823
43,415
44,733
73,101
83,059
71,843
68,494
62,721
58,192
51,101
42,895
53,408
66,549
2010
Mexico
44,025
38,347
46,645
46,101
46,589
53,553
52,485
50,027
59,277
58,419
57,851
66,952
67,075
4623
Ukraine
36,719
1,017
281
510
12,370
16,997
40,950
55,116
55,230
42,266
97,926
22,903
21,379
2390
Cuba
26,037
21,616
51,184
17,739
28,727
27,818
37,170
8,968
29,839
18,913
27,375
26,426
9,020
1220
Canada
20,050
16,790
19,788
17,901
18,590
21,141
22,983
21,737
23,943
25,411
24,360
25,524
25,178
7620
Angola
11,208
15,159
1,544
17,085
23,679
15,709
3,247
21,211
13,008
25,406
5,814
40,849
31,262
4510
Lithuania
22,541
16,338
4,396
19,398
2,112
851
14,010
11,179
16,923
21,367
38,847
22,043
11,440
4890
Turkey
10,451
8,103
16,668
9,501
16,587
13,419
21,564
8,207
11,166
13,608
11,571
8,526
6,367
5050
Iraq
21,098
6,505
13,724
8,281
9,679
7,022
3,959
7,033
4,057
21,479
14,945
16,151
20,657
5520
Vietnam
11,313
10,460
7,901
13,719
10,040
14,915
18,961
23,795
22,301
9,613
3,453
2,534
5,520
5830
China (Taiwan)
10,142
8,550
12,610
19,281
14,851
12,372
11,340
5,411
8,235
10,256
7,842
7,707
5,318
5820
Hong Kong
6,535
5,622
6,287
8,428
8,088
8,939
10,289
9,319
9,676
12,423
14,818
20,508
12,404
5800
South Korea
5,184
6,006
5,809
6,436
8,591
15,134
17,462
17,941
12,460
7,507
4,635
7,696
4,392
5200
United Arab Emirates
5,327
4,476
5,215
5,136
5,443
6,850
2,649
7,830
10,608
11,161
15,996
17,620
12,119
 
Other countries
128,616
118,405
98,344
100,104
94,393
111,090
95,556
121,939
107,066
121,139
133,204
167,409
123,153
Total
614,869
417,142
455,550
507,121
544,113
591,446
635,962
559,285
646,247
638,606
627,532
668,759
570,660
Other chicken exports
(1,000 pounds)
1220
Canada
2,004
1,025
3,200
2,812
3,000
3,489
3,944
3,653
3,314
4,164
2,952
2,432
2,673
2010
Mexico
1,381
1,886
2,721
2,638
1,955
1,670
1,821
1,690
818
626
665
893
1,618
5700
China (Mainland)
3,115
4,326
3,280
3,660
982
216
55
  
330
77
  
2050
Guatemala
1,065
1,008
924
1,012
924
880
1,188
880
1,100
983
1,464
880
880
2740
Trinidad and Tobago
1,080
380
536
531
335
854
791
481
220
953
669
1,906
698
 
Other countries
3,673
3,648
3,581
4,388
4,256
2,349
3,925
4,169
4,072
5,516
3,398
6,898
9,769
Total
12,318
12,274
14,242
15,040
11,451
9,458
11,724
10,873
9,524
12,572
9,225
13,009
15,639
Turkey exports
(1,000 pounds)
2010
Mexico
25,294
18,654
25,873
24,780
24,313
28,085
26,780
29,040
34,929
33,277
31,992
37,117
32,230
5700
China (Mainland)
3,752
6,293
4,950
7,059
8,284
7,255
6,159
8,074
5,166
7,404
10,761
10,456
3,971
4621
Russia
2,886
5,050
4,304
3,213
3,205
3,990
2,550
267
1,665
2,192
162
2,015
1,510
1220
Canada
2,031
2,277
1,713
2,054
1,644
1,637
1,802
1,429
1,508
1,589
1,144
2,015
2,795
5820
Hong Kong
924
2,017
936
931
2,387
2,552
1,881
2,312
994
710
2,283
2,292
1,290
5830
China (Taiwan)
1,598
1,140
970
900
547
1,716
2,110
3,157
2,247
3,242
1,293
936
540
 
Other countries
10,985
9,394
8,483
10,049
11,895
9,747
8,443
11,155
12,275
15,009
15,817
16,970
16,230
Total
47,470
44,824
47,230
48,985
52,275
54,983
49,725
55,435
58,783
63,423
63,453
71,800
58,566
Egg exports,
including products (shell-egg equivalent, 1,000 dozen)
1220
Canada
4,862
6,712
1,849
2,739
4,268
3,819
5,239
4,460
2,863
3,550
4,881
5,091
3,786
5880
Japan
5,794
2,941
2,900
3,480
3,688
3,062
2,729
2,203
2,926
2,094
2,341
1,757
2,509
5820
Hong Kong
1,355
848
843
1,016
1,091
1,311
1,147
1,509
1,854
2,218
1,780
1,716
2,386
2010
Mexico
1,895
744
1,407
1,110
1,181
1,278
1,074
1,351
1,410
682
1,625
2,023
935
4280
Germany, Fed. Republic
949
413
1,319
715
635
798
950
944
1,140
676
461
844
1,618
2410
Jamaica
610
572
553
530
492
482
516
497
450
533
862
606
472
 
Other countries
6,917
5,261
7,614
6,223
6,947
5,825
6,218
8,777
6,844
7,559
6,263
5,896
4,152
Total
22,383
17,490
16,486
15,813
18,301
16,573
17,874
19,741
17,486
17,314
18,214
17,935
15,859
Shell egg exports
(1,000 dozen)
1220
Canada
4,124
4,084
1,555
2,186
3,402
3,044
3,752
3,708
2,599
2,847
4,143
4,166
2,939
5820
Hong Kong
1,116
724
637
855
914
1,152
1,031
1,409
1,635
2,058
1,683
1,595
2,198
2010
Mexico
484
365
723
489
554
686
501
747
570
409
1,075
945
378
2410
Jamaica
610
569
553
530
492
482
516
497
450
533
862
606
472
2740
Trinidad and Tobago
420
337
371
356
344
347
374
323
398
341
411
380
348
3510
Brazil
285
303
893
187
273
426
284
251
504
368
436
189
118
 
Other countries
3,035
2,166
2,854
2,912
2,556
2,643
3,121
4,337
2,664
3,435
3,897
2,609
2,420
Total
10,075
8,547
7,587
7,516
8,535
8,780
9,578
11,271
8,820
9,992
12,506
10,490
8,873
1/ Countries are ranked by the sum of their trade for all months shown.
Source: ERS calculations using data from U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
Date run: 1/13/2009 1:21:34 PM
For more information, contact: Michael McConnell

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Updated date: January 13, 2009