date:Aug 17, 2012
n paws) totaled 269,129 tons, 12 percent above the June 2011, while export value climbed more than $340 million, up 25 percent year-over-year.
First-half broiler exports to Mexico grew 18 percent to 264,072 tons, while shipments to Russia jumped 164 percent to 130,542 tons. Exports to Cuba totaled 80,421 tons, up 233 percent, while shipments to Angola were 79,498 tons, an increase of 39 percent.
Exports to other included Canada, 78,745 tons, up 21 percent; Taiwan, 67,851 tons, up 13 percent; H