August U.S. pork exports passed 2021 totals for the first time this year. Dan Halstrom, U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) President and CEO, says Mexico, China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region showed significant gains in pork shipments in August and variety meat exports were the third largest on record in August at nearly 53,000 mt. Pork exports to South Korea also increased year-over-year.
August beef exports totaled 133,832 mt, up 1% year-over-year and the second largest volume on record ? trailing only May 2022.
Halstrom says that export value was just under $1.04 billion, slightly below the then-record total achieved in August 2021, which was the first-time monthly exports topped the $1 billion mark.
Exports to China/Hong Kong and the Philippines set new records, while shipments to South Korea remain on a record pace in 2022.
