date:Jun 11, 2014
ght 452.4 million pounds carcass weight of muscle cuts in 2014, while Mexican buyers had taken 449.1 million pounds. I suspect that higher prices will prove to be an advantage for Japan and keep it as the number-one market for US pork this year. Mexico is, in general, a more price sensitive market and high US prices and the weak yen will allow more US product to get over Japans gate price without large tariffs being added.
Finally, your eyes are not deceiving you: USDA reported 3.1 million poun