Overview
This data set contains monthly and annual data for imports
and exports of live cattle, hogs, sheep, and goats, as
well as beef and veal, pork, lamb and mutton, chicken
meat, turkey meat, and eggs. The tables report physical
quantities, not dollar values or unit prices. Data on
beef and veal, pork, and lamb and mutton are on a carcass-weight-equivalent
basis. Breakdowns by country are included. Unless otherwise
indicated, historical data are available from 1989.
The data are based on U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau
of the Census data. For beef, lamb, mutton, and pork,
ERS converts the quantity data from a product-weight basis
to a carcass-weight-equivalent basis. For details on data
sources, product descriptions, carcass-weight conversions,
and regional country groupings, see the Documentation.
| As of March 16, 2009, data for Other Chicken
Exports have been updated to account for live chicken
trade. The historical data for other chicken exports
have also been updated. For more information on
how live chicken trade is incorporated into the
data for other chicken exports, please see Livestock
and Meat Trade Codes and Conversion Factors.
In the upcoming months, we will be adding a separate
set of tables to provide product-weight data for
meat by product type, such as fresh and frozen.
We encourage your feedback on these plans. We want
to provide the data in a format that is useful for
the diverse needs of our customers. |
Current Trade Data
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Data Set |
Last
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Monthly U.S. Livestock and Meat Trade by
Country
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January 12, 2010
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Annual and Cumulative Year-to-Date U.S. Livestock
and Meat Trade by Country
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January 12, 2010
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Beef
(fresh, chilled, and frozen): Year-to-date imports
under various trade agreements
Current year imports-to-date under the North
American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), World
Trade Organization (WTO), and other trade agreements,
including the percent of quota allowances attained
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January 12, 2010
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Data Updates
Official U.S. trade statistics are
released monthly by the Census Bureau. ERS usually
publishes the monthly livestock and meat trade tables
on the first business day after the Census data are released.
See the 2009
and 2010
release calendars for specific dates.
Annual Data Revisions
Each year the Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division releases
a 13th-month file approximately 3 months after the December
release of data. The 13th-month file includes corrections
(errata) made at the request of outside sources and verified
with exporters or importers by the Foreign Trade Division.
It also includes late shipments (Shippers Export Declarations
or Import Entry Summary Forms that are received too late
to be included in the normal monthly trade release). These
data will be incorporated into the monthly and annual
tables when the revisions become available.
Related Links
U.S. Trade
Internet System—Monthly U.S. agricultural trade from
1989 forward. Data are available for individual countries
and for products down to the level of HS-10 codes for
both volume (product-weight basis) and value.
Agricultural Marketing Service—Weekly or monthly livestock
and meat trade reports.
See all related links…
Related Resources
For reports and articles related to international trade
of livestock and meat products, please check the International
Trade and Markets section of the Recommended Readings
page in the Animal
Production and Marketing Issues briefing room.
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