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Beef and veal: Annual and cumulative year-to-date U.S. trade (carcass weight, 1,000 pounds)

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Beef and veal: Annual and cumulative year-to-date U.S. trade (carcass weight, 1,000 pounds)
Import/export, country code and name 1/
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Jan-Nov 07
Jan-Nov 08
Beef and veal
imports
6021
Australia
1,128,589
1,118,439
900,016
887,612
887,650
822,378
572,865
1220
Canada
740,065
1,062,420
1,092,348
843,943
789,464
729,105
777,166
6141
New Zealand
644,607
645,414
603,211
563,553
507,661
474,297
482,569
3550
Uruguay
103,372
402,898
557,051
305,403
355,224
344,950
49,014
3510
Brazil
206,227
219,393
214,355
273,209
280,819
257,102
183,765
3570
Argentina
87,890
116,606
110,356
85,798
69,264
63,047
47,583
2190
Nicaragua
48,620
65,397
63,402
62,590
88,357
80,841
92,605
2010
Mexico
15,883
19,495
26,720
40,760
49,788
46,213
39,571
2230
Costa Rica
30,272
23,632
25,719
19,377
17,950
16,521
17,725
2150
Honduras
225
4,962
4,696
1,544
457
343
5,974
 
Other countries
161
576
635
878
5,529
5,096
3,034
Total
3,005,910
3,679,232
3,598,509
3,084,666
3,052,164
2,839,893
2,271,871
Beef and veal
exports
2010
Mexico
586,390
333,454
464,024
660,454
586,434
541,023
599,822
5880
Japan
918,014
11,609
17,496
51,639
159,411
148,099
216,869
1220
Canada
226,681
56,457
105,895
238,556
339,106
306,094
362,455
5800
South Korea
586,617
648
1,077
1,283
77,919
77,579
143,546
5830
China (Taiwan)
48,891
154
22,394
67,364
70,684
64,808
78,021
5820
Hong Kong
45,385
1,477
2,034
12,624
32,223
28,367
28,897
5520
Vietnam
53
1,013
11,058
10,383
41,869
35,027
112,408
2360
Bahamas
10,016
11,408
9,514
12,732
9,799
8,928
7,868
5700
China (Mainland)
9,443
50
4,882
8,047
10,074
9,768
3,441
5130
Kuwait
14,111
1,396
3,008
5,493
5,237
5,025
5,299
2470
Dominican Republic
2,885
1,019
3,117
7,053
9,243
7,788
7,622
5650
Philippines
2,367
2,207
2,309
5,522
8,957
7,674
11,397
5200
United Arab Emirates
3,396
874
1,881
6,032
8,785
7,908
11,019
5170
Saudi Arabia
6,230
1,939
1,679
5,427
4,058
3,671
6,758
2320
Bermuda
2,622
2,790
2,915
4,716
5,525
5,201
4,111
5600
Indonesia
4,854
4,546
8,980
9
3
3
811
4210
Netherlands
460
722
802
2,410
13,011
11,321
30,642
2410
Jamaica
1,708
122
2,215
4,264
5,819
5,435
6,213
4621
Russia
10,626
975
1,441
142
114
113
47,627
2050
Guatemala
3,320
1,096
1,833
2,769
3,882
3,660
3,379
 
Other countries
34,180
26,356
28,605
37,954
41,812
38,210
64,485
Total
2,518,249
460,314
697,158
1,144,875
1,433,964
1,315,701
1,752,691
1/ Countries are ranked by the sum of their trade for all full years shown.
Source: ERS calculations using data from U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
Date run: 1/13/2009 1:11:56 PM
For more information, contact: Michael McConnell

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Updated date: January 13, 2009