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Livestock and Meat Trade Data
Meat and livestock monthly U.S. trade

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Meat and livestock monthly U.S. trade
Import/export, country code and name 1/
Mar-11
Apr-11
May-11
Jun-11
Jul-11
Aug-11
Sep-11
Oct-11
Nov-11
Dec-11
Jan-12
Feb-12
Mar-12
Beef and veal imports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
1220
Canada
52,764
54,640
64,417
60,761
59,678
63,586
61,606
63,693
51,147
52,903
56,414
56,833
64,359
6021
Australia
38,652
47,212
35,668
40,207
46,432
53,610
40,366
36,795
36,377
39,487
56,369
35,072
53,838
6141
New Zealand
42,044
49,448
62,695
66,456
50,246
31,307
20,613
15,635
12,916
23,238
35,068
33,850
60,300
2010
Mexico
15,153
12,640
12,825
14,478
12,883
14,171
11,743
11,542
13,254
12,660
16,700
18,864
18,632
2190
Nicaragua
11,589
11,453
9,329
11,756
9,662
12,857
9,045
9,215
11,718
9,070
8,555
9,968
9,654
3550
Uruguay
5,909
4,172
3,814
3,858
4,461
3,472
4,796
4,570
2,511
6,863
7,200
4,909
6,371
3510
Brazil
1,993
1,561
2,064
3,153
2,641
4,658
6,431
6,365
6,609
7,261
6,231
6,065
5,221
3570
Argentina
3,348
3,157
3,521
3,299
4,441
2,051
6,506
5,699
3,038
455
204
454
390
2150
Honduras
1,404
1,616
2,045
1,229
1,424
1,532
1,240
1,763
1,801
2,427
1,943
1,318
2,578
2230
Costa Rica
1,801
1,608
1,017
1,679
1,534
1,634
1,953
1,606
1,706
1,629
1,652
1,258
1,771
 
Other countries
354
394
211
210
418
329
422
125
129
266
56
138
1
Total
175,010
187,900
197,606
207,087
193,820
189,209
164,722
157,009
141,205
156,258
190,393
168,729
223,115
Beef and veal exports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
1220
Canada
29,680
39,601
45,243
48,244
63,940
53,477
38,009
37,067
38,276
45,032
32,137
27,169
31,103
2010
Mexico
44,081
35,671
39,596
43,926
40,167
47,676
41,070
39,228
40,267
37,485
38,167
35,943
35,692
5880
Japan
34,559
36,418
43,929
49,176
48,071
41,371
37,194
35,942
40,781
30,990
28,023
28,542
31,681
5800
South Korea
63,659
33,017
25,502
26,790
28,266
30,489
21,787
25,580
22,271
33,135
25,306
25,652
27,006
4621
Russia
10,662
11,757
14,223
16,800
20,819
19,328
17,170
14,589
11,386
3,858
6,614
11,100
10,930
5820
Hong Kong
14,066
16,948
13,402
12,135
10,814
12,921
12,553
16,230
13,323
11,810
9,938
10,993
13,559
5520
Vietnam
7,310
7,949
7,713
8,341
10,745
9,305
17,248
10,578
9,482
13,617
9,485
10,263
16,508
5830
China (Taiwan)
8,863
10,828
9,821
9,160
8,809
10,309
9,983
9,456
8,688
12,273
8,401
6,612
1,932
 
Other countries
32,408
31,010
35,396
29,370
40,486
37,088
40,193
41,248
39,474
41,690
24,176
25,388
26,090
Total
245,288
223,200
234,828
243,941
272,116
261,965
235,208
229,919
223,948
229,891
182,248
181,660
194,502
Cattle imports
(Head)
2010
Mexico
162,105
121,262
122,703
82,445
54,547
109,938
62,624
112,882
189,119
194,222
138,251
142,762
179,630
1220
Canada
73,846
63,761
45,103
53,039
38,417
53,434
57,557
64,973
58,721
41,860
44,248
64,627
88,867
 
Other countries
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
235,951
185,023
167,806
135,484
92,964
163,372
120,181
177,855
247,840
236,082
182,499
207,389
268,497
Cattle exports
(Head)
1220
Canada
6,834
4,537
5,842
4,611
5,637
6,364
5,688
11,577
8,177
5,403
4,924
4,875
5,873
4890
Turkey
7,393
3,487
4,829
10,033
2,803
7,423
4,987
6,076
7,126
2,192
728
1,824
988
 
Other countries
2,242
3,504
1,275
1,876
1,481
3,450
7,427
7,216
2,996
20,881
4,550
10,938
7,269
Total
16,469
11,528
11,946
16,520
9,921
17,237
18,102
24,869
18,299
28,476
10,202
17,637
14,130
Pork imports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
1220
Canada
58,500
52,128
51,595
49,286
49,084
56,829
51,174
53,320
62,674
56,114
52,380
54,888
58,407
4099
Denmark
9,571
8,724
6,638
6,745
6,898
6,064
5,530
8,171
5,155
6,171
5,315
5,629
7,757
4550
Poland
3,510
2,424
1,829
2,146
2,211
1,760
1,467
2,694
2,409
2,500
3,252
2,665
2,439
2010
Mexico
1,439
1,165
1,184
1,259
1,082
1,148
1,272
1,356
1,455
1,402
1,313
1,219
1,600
4759
Italy
992
910
878
1,004
1,110
960
1,257
1,260
1,383
994
897
988
1,206
 
Other countries
2,814
2,824
2,376
2,101
2,040
1,536
2,428
2,207
2,030
2,067
2,396
2,150
2,943
Total
76,826
68,175
64,500
62,540
62,426
68,295
63,128
69,009
75,108
69,248
65,552
67,539
74,351
Pork exports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
5880
Japan
138,940
127,451
135,519
111,049
118,370
125,231
120,853
131,612
121,218
125,270
127,583
117,291
131,062
2010
Mexico
88,694
66,432
91,498
80,669
75,453
84,704
80,601
80,843
92,532
115,782
115,627
100,894
92,970
5700
China (Mainland)
33,472
23,789
23,691
26,711
43,707
65,468
82,247
108,621
117,781
92,722
82,889
54,041
56,325
1220
Canada
42,926
42,637
43,252
41,658
40,646
44,615
50,365
43,286
48,355
45,939
45,801
41,291
48,452
5800
South Korea
87,104
61,450
30,151
24,131
33,601
26,735
18,058
20,699
30,119
37,044
46,052
51,835
49,469
6021
Australia
26,708
19,456
12,526
23,823
14,282
11,833
10,317
13,225
13,345
15,633
19,824
17,563
20,727
4621
Russia
12,135
22,405
18,671
15,553
14,408
22,258
28,397
18,940
15,234
5,263
9,006
14,412
21,707
5820
Hong Kong
11,322
10,777
10,537
8,747
8,194
13,303
13,472
20,665
18,221
13,812
13,429
15,548
18,604
5650
Philippines
9,488
8,658
8,084
11,161
7,414
8,223
8,742
9,592
6,447
8,558
8,239
6,170
5,405
2150
Honduras
5,637
4,422
3,558
3,706
3,344
5,218
3,194
5,055
6,079
4,112
2,860
5,224
6,399
 
Other countries
34,236
33,974
31,308
26,389
26,796
25,777
25,506
29,890
36,039
29,072
30,569
31,053
35,509
Total
490,662
421,451
408,795
373,597
386,217
433,367
441,751
482,429
505,369
493,208
501,880
455,323
486,628
Hog imports
(Head)
1220
Canada
508,955
437,105
464,273
527,616
446,985
478,810
480,725
497,668
506,496
503,337
476,634
459,904
503,954
4120
United Kingdom
  
6
       
9
  
 
Other countries
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
508,955
437,105
464,279
527,616
446,985
478,810
480,725
497,668
506,496
503,337
476,643
459,904
503,954
Hog exports
(Head)
2010
Mexico
787
491
710
1,048
816
437
194
1,914
403
1,048
198
1,846
2,064
5700
China (Mainland)
   
378
545
3,892
594
16
1,900
 
2,191
1,223
1,034
1220
Canada
59
187
184
379
140
160
82
124
1,061
62
694
2,312
157
 
Other countries
206
613
645
2,833
1,104
1,384
79
2,097
439
1,987
473
20
274
Total
1,052
1,291
1,539
4,638
2,605
5,873
949
4,151
3,803
3,097
3,556
5,401
3,529
Lamb imports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
6021
Australia
9,053
9,849
9,352
8,143
8,622
6,012
5,942
7,512
7,763
6,860
6,394
5,172
9,668
6141
New Zealand
4,444
5,892
4,456
4,503
3,412
2,648
1,817
2,062
1,964
2,865
2,851
2,772
4,606
 
Other countries
0
0
53
0
1
15
162
161
41
48
0
54
98
Total
13,497
15,742
13,861
12,647
12,034
8,675
7,921
9,735
9,767
9,773
9,245
7,998
14,373
Mutton imports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
6021
Australia
2,815
1,656
309
832
421
232
322
923
1,124
1,667
1,451
1,248
832
6141
New Zealand
2,803
1,092
804
770
531
581
560
287
159
56
341
740
670
 
Other countries
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
5,618
2,748
1,113
1,602
953
812
881
1,210
1,283
1,723
1,792
1,988
1,502
Lamb exports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
2410
Jamaica
142
 
1
      
1
1
1
 
2010
Mexico
 
41
 
18
   
41
   
40
 
 
Other countries
69
153
34
17
33
19
40
32
12
14
52
10
8
Total
211
193
35
35
33
19
40
73
12
15
53
50
8
Mutton exports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
2010
Mexico
295
310
370
634
366
702
808
997
326
678
725
243
424
4210
Netherlands
17
714
535
396
175
278
33
 
18
 
2
10
8
 
Other countries
721
1,266
965
641
940
453
463
550
935
847
691
877
341
Total
1,033
2,289
1,870
1,671
1,481
1,433
1,304
1,547
1,279
1,525
1,418
1,130
773
Broiler exports
(1,000 pounds)
2010
Mexico
86,637
70,938
81,295
90,400
82,413
88,090
83,491
80,902
79,925
96,704
88,726
97,003
97,067
4621
Russia
22,545
26,012
15,934
7,577
62,762
50,621
68,327
64,387
59,221
59,565
24,301
48,256
44,218
5820
Hong Kong
39,977
38,619
34,756
35,466
61,612
61,709
55,352
55,713
32,494
17,132
21,578
27,855
32,637
7620
Angola
16,565
21,994
20,426
21,318
32,555
55,470
50,229
60,532
22,812
12,599
9,440
31,703
17,404
1220
Canada
26,364
22,142
24,427
26,045
28,844
28,903
27,986
29,442
26,761
27,282
23,760
26,784
28,746
2390
Cuba
5,149
5,821
6,498
5,166
35,459
24,517
24,161
31,494
24,751
25,808
27,044
26,187
46,135
5830
China (Taiwan)
28,116
13,490
18,092
18,234
12,437
16,720
10,633
10,362
7,331
27,329
30,156
34,551
25,599
5800
South Korea
26,353
24,526
30,931
42,803
20,393
6,413
8,805
10,918
13,106
19,452
14,952
17,901
15,960
5050
Iraq
21,846
21,823
21,441
12,087
7,010
15,950
19,641
23,572
23,882
23,844
11,506
18,753
16,810
4633
Georgia
12,150
16,596
18,701
22,054
31,787
47,868
13,786
11,598
10,687
7,010
9,963
12,335
21,794
5520
Vietnam
6,270
14,259
31,217
23,890
16,630
16,996
15,363
16,487
17,135
11,632
12,958
7,061
7,802
5200
United Arab Emirates
16,209
12,321
18,039
10,537
10,712
15,404
14,345
14,707
12,237
11,986
16,240
14,359
14,531
4510
Lithuania
9,065
4,829
1,979
5,016
3,847
27,413
18,800
17,252
22,357
25,563
2,874
23,423
17,343
5700
China (Mainland)
11,480
7,143
11,317
8,649
17,798
14,433
14,609
17,277
21,318
9,783
15,051
16,394
12,885
2050
Guatemala
13,699
10,780
11,288
11,308
12,510
15,061
10,460
10,891
15,185
12,736
10,482
14,626
12,855
 
Other countries
211,135
185,665
219,797
180,660
231,228
207,726
201,143
234,141
216,991
193,923
186,712
218,987
182,921
Total
553,558
496,959
566,138
521,208
667,997
693,294
637,129
689,675
606,194
582,347
505,744
636,178
594,707
Other chicken exports
(1,000 pounds)
2010
Mexico
2,973
1,670
1,922
1,706
3,104
2,301
1,989
1,493
2,346
1,362
1,490
1,570
1,491
1220
Canada
2,516
1,946
1,679
1,352
1,146
900
1,759
1,301
1,518
1,163
574
369
1,114
2360
Bahamas
510
310
402
448
477
416
761
557
888
697
403
355
609
5570
Malaysia
324
652
  
212
 
1,188
540
108
720
910
280
989
2110
El Salvador
437
518
280
280
120
 
168
80
404
264
348
524
480
 
Other countries
1,964
1,515
996
2,203
1,918
5,227
7,391
3,839
3,277
3,126
1,947
2,088
2,473
Total
8,725
6,611
5,280
5,990
6,977
8,845
13,256
7,810
8,541
7,333
5,671
5,186
7,156
Turkey exports
(1,000 pounds)
2010
Mexico
32,095
29,126
37,804
30,440
30,364
31,922
32,140
31,374
38,606
45,892
33,988
36,488
33,025
5700
China (Mainland)
10,435
7,074
9,338
6,937
6,075
6,634
6,930
5,242
5,113
5,046
2,106
4,651
7,763
5820
Hong Kong
2,999
3,092
2,651
2,100
2,966
4,180
3,075
2,752
6,354
4,265
2,561
2,244
4,349
1220
Canada
1,690
1,997
1,902
1,664
2,930
2,554
2,223
2,339
1,750
1,702
1,796
2,510
2,781
5650
Philippines
787
757
114
839
270
532
1,038
1,834
1,241
2,386
2,780
2,375
3,683
2470
Dominican Republic
1,106
2,072
1,800
1,166
769
698
851
1,701
1,400
1,859
531
1,529
783
 
Other countries
9,778
8,730
11,030
10,447
9,376
15,263
12,585
13,981
14,147
10,181
10,900
12,259
11,794
Total
58,892
52,849
64,639
53,594
52,750
61,783
58,842
59,224
68,611
71,330
54,661
62,055
64,179
Egg exports,
including products (shell-egg equivalent, 1,000 dozen)
5880
Japan
3,251
4,423
6,253
3,069
3,457
4,279
5,452
5,143
3,656
3,376
3,449
3,615
3,136
1220
Canada
3,450
4,304
4,386
3,031
1,968
3,894
3,811
4,755
5,419
6,930
2,105
2,521
3,977
5820
Hong Kong
3,265
2,844
2,801
3,366
4,127
4,071
3,910
3,070
3,124
3,206
3,570
3,246
2,882
2010
Mexico
1,773
1,205
2,100
1,609
1,388
1,769
1,552
1,670
909
2,025
2,322
1,655
1,259
4280
Germany, Fed. Republic
1,265
2,012
1,763
2,241
1,603
1,084
772
1,014
177
181
316
79
1,287
5800
South Korea
3,562
1,755
1,308
1,125
1,403
1,179
1,034
81
363
476
189
378
542
 
Other countries
9,580
8,206
7,736
6,692
6,357
7,991
9,530
6,685
7,828
5,425
8,515
8,281
9,618
Total
26,146
24,749
26,347
21,131
20,303
24,267
26,059
22,418
21,477
21,620
20,466
19,776
22,701
Shell egg exports
(1,000 dozen)
5820
Hong Kong
3,073
2,568
2,624
3,143
3,924
3,722
3,677
2,779
2,858
2,941
3,328
2,988
2,634
1220
Canada
2,782
3,251
3,237
1,867
1,457
2,811
2,622
3,581
3,743
4,874
1,364
1,711
3,173
2010
Mexico
1,260
1,046
1,367
1,361
1,346
1,340
1,397
1,154
832
1,304
1,362
963
849
5200
United Arab Emirates
2,248
427
1,000
761
620
1,384
746
77
90
195
1,509
905
445
2410
Jamaica
626
604
472
405
378
434
565
458
340
474
471
322
256
4621
Russia
419
429
391
293
287
485
347
379
378
398
365
411
236
 
Other countries
2,741
2,949
4,427
2,651
2,659
3,099
3,261
3,079
2,979
2,565
2,447
2,176
2,216
Total
13,148
11,276
13,517
10,479
10,672
13,275
12,615
11,507
11,221
12,751
10,846
9,477
9,808
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: 5/10/2012 9:57:55 PM
For more information, contact: Rachel Johnson

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Updated date: May 10, 2012