date:Jun 11, 2014
US exports so far in 2014 are well above the level predicted by USDA. Assuming constant monthly exports, USDAs forecast 5.035 billion pounds of 2014 exports would imply 1.678 billion pounds through April. Actual exports are 6.1 per cent ahead of that pace.
While muscle cut exports lagged behind the March level significantly, US variety meat shipments exploded in April. The 41.758 million pounds of variety meat exports was 54 per cent larger than those of March, and 14.6 per cent higher than o