date:Apr 09, 2013
er No. 1 market for US beef, sharply declined in volume by 21 percent to 29,933 mt, and 23 percent in value at $130.6 million.
US pork exports to Mexico and Japan also declined in February, according to USMEF. Pork exports through February totaled 365,191 mt valued at just under $1.02 billion a decline of 8 percent in volume and 7 percent in value compared to a year ago. Pork export value in February declined slightly to an average of $57.56 per head compared to $58.17 in 2012, USMEF reported.