date:Mar 12, 2014
rcent of muscle cuts alone. Export value per head of fed slaughter advanced $14.79 from a year ago to $219.73.
Pork exports for the month totaled 191,561 metric tons with a value of $535.6 million, according to USMEF. Pork exports accounted for 25.5 percent of total pork production and 21 percent of muscle cuts. Export value increased $2.12 from last year to average $54.70 per head.
Lamb exports for January reached 1,056 metric tons for a value of $2.7 million. Mexico remains the top-performi