date:Apr 09, 2013
8 mt) and 6 percent in value ($320.1 million).
Exports to the China/Hong Kong region were relatively steady, falling 2 percent in volume (76,402 mt) but increasing 1 percent in value ($160.4 million). Exports to Canada were slightly ahead of last years pace in both volume (37,339 mt, +2 percent) and value ($130.6 million, +1 percent), according to USMEF.
Markets that performed well above 2012 levels through February included:
Philippines, 7,851 mt (+42 percent) valued at $18.3 million (32 pe