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Beef and veal: Monthly U.S. trade (carcass weight, 1,000 pounds)

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Beef and veal: Monthly U.S. trade (carcass weight, 1,000 pounds)
Import/export, country code and name 1/
May-07
Jun-07
Jul-07
Aug-07
Sep-07
Oct-07
Nov-07
Dec-07
Jan-08
Feb-08
Mar-08
Apr-08
May-08
Beef and veal
imports
6021
Australia
87,267
83,028
95,053
76,336
65,094
82,530
74,727
65,280
63,627
27,738
47,550
55,393
60,740
1220
Canada
68,173
67,457
62,863
66,590
63,019
61,160
48,838
60,382
61,684
64,977
71,610
69,649
75,646
6141
New Zealand
65,874
54,521
54,797
31,123
19,862
19,316
16,848
33,364
45,322
50,910
68,906
49,305
58,539
3510
Brazil
21,706
26,142
23,309
24,450
22,297
25,239
19,384
23,716
18,327
20,467
20,677
12,970
17,468
3550
Uruguay
42,573
32,395
51,254
31,156
22,171
16,763
6,737
10,274
6,906
6,531
4,280
3,525
3,473
2190
Nicaragua
6,060
4,486
7,206
8,069
6,469
9,418
8,784
7,459
8,858
8,546
9,031
8,197
6,506
3570
Argentina
5,550
5,244
6,974
8,741
6,970
5,886
4,857
6,218
4,604
5,039
2,790
2,713
941
2010
Mexico
4,810
5,048
4,851
4,527
3,859
3,850
3,276
3,575
4,458
4,129
4,283
5,470
4,564
2230
Costa Rica
867
1,279
1,364
2,147
1,807
1,660
1,333
1,429
1,319
1,585
1,262
1,156
1,219
3370
Chile
293
371
486
339
584
181
290
363
60
234
460
216
182
 
Other countries
190
196
143
132
101
263
237
184
332
521
393
550
566
Total
303,363
280,166
308,301
253,610
212,234
226,266
185,310
212,245
215,498
190,676
231,242
209,144
229,845
Beef and veal
exports
2010
Mexico
54,999
50,054
54,497
55,092
41,939
53,097
47,320
45,296
50,562
50,693
52,695
53,983
57,678
1220
Canada
34,278
37,576
36,146
30,432
30,791
32,795
31,790
33,012
29,820
23,005
27,606
30,372
46,917
5880
Japan
15,610
18,008
17,923
17,535
13,764
14,064
13,384
11,294
10,915
12,527
12,114
17,139
24,811
5830
China (Taiwan)
4,883
6,171
6,144
6,456
5,217
6,755
8,813
5,876
5,739
6,339
7,025
7,076
8,119
5520
Vietnam
1,346
1,490
2,485
3,413
4,623
10,566
6,668
6,842
8,627
9,178
10,950
8,831
7,505
5800
South Korea
3,085
6,823
34,767
6,361
19,140
6,409
331
340
507
272
238
295
51
5820
Hong Kong
2,203
1,883
3,170
2,651
2,614
2,586
2,314
3,856
2,900
2,497
2,583
2,542
2,387
4210
Netherlands
739
522
671
2,250
1,636
1,887
1,569
1,690
1,671
2,198
2,213
1,390
2,884
2360
Bahamas
726
1,112
855
879
911
892
811
870
642
593
773
858
578
5650
Philippines
701
260
502
474
577
529
762
1,283
1,439
893
1,137
1,099
772
5200
United Arab Emirates
551
741
422
355
418
791
1,006
876
427
737
1,104
1,195
1,359
2470
Dominican Republic
580
846
1,274
679
523
504
566
1,454
205
333
1,167
830
977
2410
Jamaica
818
510
460
472
289
636
320
384
627
545
454
704
800
4621
Russia
1
0
0
0
98
 
1
1
9
31
269
913
5,145
5700
China (Mainland)
868
757
523
418
224
247
152
306
365
259
500
882
669
5130
Kuwait
626
507
413
391
357
205
404
212
278
145
445
1,083
532
2320
Bermuda
507
618
503
530
350
388
461
324
247
419
343
343
521
5170
Saudi Arabia
402
427
304
264
256
210
292
387
210
236
413
241
1,549
4280
Germany, Fed. Republic
157
101
315
194
29
130
287
355
213
362
565
819
633
4759
Italy
209
304
552
337
229
236
145
93
363
344
337
353
399
 
Other countries
3,167
3,609
2,913
3,010
2,619
3,422
3,418
3,378
3,134
3,771
2,939
4,353
3,199
Total
126,456
132,320
164,838
132,193
126,604
136,348
120,814
118,130
118,901
115,379
125,869
135,301
167,487
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: 7/14/2008 7:39:21 AM
For more information, contact: Michael McConnell

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Updated date: July 11, 2008