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Meat and livestock annual cumulative year-to-date U.S. trade

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LivestockMeat_Yearly
Meat and livestock annual cumulative year-to-date U.S. trade
Import/export, country code and name 1/
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Jan-Mar 07
Jan-Mar 08
Beef and veal imports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
6021
Australia
1,128,589
1,118,439
900,016
887,612
887,650
165,886
138,915
1220
Canada
740,065
1,062,420
1,092,348
843,943
789,410
220,032
198,271
6141
New Zealand
644,607
645,414
603,211
563,553
507,661
151,439
165,138
3550
Uruguay
103,372
402,898
557,051
305,403
355,308
109,329
17,717
3510
Brazil
206,227
219,393
214,355
273,209
280,819
68,536
59,472
3570
Argentina
87,890
116,606
110,356
85,798
69,264
12,927
12,432
2190
Nicaragua
48,620
65,397
63,402
62,590
88,300
24,027
26,435
2010
Mexico
15,883
19,495
26,720
40,760
49,788
11,376
12,871
2230
Costa Rica
30,272
23,632
25,719
19,377
17,950
5,309
4,166
2150
Honduras
225
4,962
4,696
1,544
457
57
966
 
Other countries
161
576
635
878
5,529
1,002
1,034
Total
3,005,910
3,679,232
3,598,509
3,084,666
3,052,137
769,921
637,417
Beef and veal exports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
2010
Mexico
586,390
333,454
464,024
660,454
585,511
134,358
153,950
5880
Japan
918,014
11,609
17,496
51,639
159,393
28,354
35,556
1220
Canada
226,681
56,457
105,895
238,556
338,584
48,148
80,432
5800
South Korea
586,617
648
1,077
1,283
77,919
357
1,017
5830
China (Taiwan)
48,891
154
22,394
67,364
70,684
15,170
19,104
5820
Hong Kong
45,385
1,477
2,034
12,624
32,209
7,780
7,980
5520
Vietnam
53
1,013
11,058
10,383
41,890
2,380
28,756
2360
Bahamas
10,016
11,408
9,514
12,732
9,799
2,083
2,008
 
Other countries
96,202
44,094
63,667
89,838
115,097
30,053
31,347
Total
2,518,249
460,314
697,158
1,144,875
1,431,086
268,683
360,149
Cattle imports
(Head)
2010
Mexico
1,239,531
1,370,476
1,256,404
1,256,973
1,090,094
258,079
171,725
1220
Canada
512,353
135
559,134
1,031,870
1,404,871
370,952
510,449
 
Other countries
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
1,751,896
1,370,611
1,815,538
2,288,843
2,494,965
629,031
682,174
Cattle exports
(Head)
1220
Canada
68,394
14,246
19,406
36,918
42,224
9,151
10,279
2010
Mexico
22,437
1,365
1,003
727
13,779
 
27,623
 
Other countries
7,987
110
1,198
12,033
8,506
4,563
417
Total
98,818
15,721
21,607
49,678
64,509
13,714
38,319
Pork imports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
1220
Canada
971,328
885,752
836,728
793,059
764,791
193,246
162,797
4099
Denmark
147,110
138,564
99,676
102,988
98,871
24,165
24,239
4550
Poland
22,630
24,264
25,633
24,266
28,024
5,997
8,965
2010
Mexico
4,094
9,455
19,605
33,232
42,811
9,183
11,279
4759
Italy
8,023
8,115
9,071
9,388
10,841
2,195
2,327
 
Other countries
32,017
33,314
33,135
26,746
23,277
4,625
7,764
Total
1,185,202
1,099,464
1,023,847
989,679
968,616
239,410
217,372
Pork exports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
5880
Japan
793,339
920,851
1,045,956
1,015,423
1,073,648
290,008
312,552
2010
Mexico
349,983
532,642
538,227
608,937
449,880
134,648
134,935
1220
Canada
191,505
234,366
302,211
324,935
365,481
78,016
99,160
5800
South Korea
79,642
71,177
190,085
293,416
264,854
96,937
88,258
4621
Russia
16,386
67,069
94,099
208,744
244,151
41,355
99,702
5700
China (Mainland)
44,658
84,379
123,222
111,943
228,056
41,626
119,135
5830
China (Taiwan)
70,129
98,544
62,828
59,425
33,219
9,522
7,410
5820
Hong Kong
44,620
32,179
23,452
49,929
127,003
16,533
118,956
6021
Australia
7,480
8,752
59,654
66,755
77,574
26,004
21,650
4850
Romania
4,755
19,758
74,006
39,343
169
  
 
Other countries
114,201
110,817
152,376
216,245
274,136
56,973
103,976
Total
1,716,698
2,180,534
2,666,116
2,995,096
3,138,172
791,621
1,105,735
Hog imports
(Head)
1220
Canada
7,438,063
8,504,972
8,190,467
8,763,378
10,004,317
2,301,898
2,914,533
 
Other countries
191
546
334
0
31
0
0
Total
7,438,254
8,505,518
8,190,801
8,763,378
10,004,348
2,301,898
2,914,533
Hog exports
(Head)
2010
Mexico
121,144
138,775
133,112
151,358
121,036
32,895
57,411
 
Other countries
48,737
35,235
20,538
13,263
15,680
4,055
2,578
Total
169,881
174,010
153,650
164,621
136,716
36,950
59,989
Lamb imports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
6021
Australia
75,320
81,256
97,393
101,035
112,843
27,825
26,310
6141
New Zealand
59,159
60,749
46,246
45,564
45,583
12,358
10,541
 
Other countries
352
743
600
531
845
122
120
Total
134,830
142,748
144,240
147,130
159,271
40,304
36,971
Mutton imports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
6021
Australia
28,641
32,468
33,782
41,067
39,336
14,506
10,172
6141
New Zealand
4,262
5,635
2,066
2,170
4,032
832
4,371
 
Other countries
9
0
129
0
8
8
0
Total
32,912
38,103
35,977
43,236
43,376
15,345
14,543
Lamb exports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
2320
Bermuda
  
405
1,307
687
296
659
2010
Mexico
800
378
344
124
154
39
 
 
Other countries
471
245
315
631
386
46
239
Total
1,271
624
1,064
2,062
1,227
381
898
Mutton exports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
2010
Mexico
4,213
6,004
5,609
12,222
4,705
2,197
584
1220
Canada
181
907
1,284
1,811
1,658
283
413
 
Other countries
931
837
1,308
2,115
1,749
586
591
Total
5,325
7,749
8,202
16,148
8,112
3,066
1,587
Broiler exports
(1,000 pounds)
4621
Russia
1,458,045
1,502,329
1,681,338
1,555,093
1,886,965
313,405
426,134
2010
Mexico
363,677
431,037
522,454
456,846
400,293
109,621
139,335
5700
China (Mainland)
287,345
36,053
208,287
527,219
654,331
156,609
200,894
1220
Canada
202,342
214,740
229,537
235,697
250,098
63,012
56,279
4890
Turkey
159,768
204,140
205,647
176,464
132,938
55,309
42,756
5820
Hong Kong
308,257
227,673
139,373
111,964
74,168
18,169
22,803
2390
Cuba
148,489
140,424
162,956
172,150
210,551
51,640
97,651
4623
Ukraine
19,066
269,516
123,767
171,357
198,453
66,235
13,162
4510
Lithuania
25,868
141,312
171,757
172,760
236,798
86,527
25,906
7620
Angola
133,023
98,682
147,172
173,239
175,579
37,609
42,308
5830
China (Taiwan)
65,321
93,850
173,769
170,292
117,665
20,877
46,742
4850
Romania
93,306
147,586
192,107
112,757
   
4633
Georgia
147,720
108,701
161,087
60,034
67,404
8,878
24,725
2050
Guatemala
121,216
102,519
94,452
98,006
108,506
27,840
21,839
5800
South Korea
158,531
72,756
89,305
139,388
55,892
14,250
20,835
 
Other countries
1,228,039
992,134
899,723
872,192
1,202,297
245,073
325,414
Total
4,920,013
4,783,454
5,202,730
5,205,457
5,771,938
1,275,055
1,506,785
Other chicken exports
(1,000 pounds)
2010
Mexico
24,798
65,224
61,109
81,542
42,300
15,371
7,314
1220
Canada
28,584
36,820
21,872
24,411
48,658
11,794
9,011
4621
Russia
7,190
67,524
216
220
575
 
222
2050
Guatemala
9,784
14,819
14,939
11,438
12,072
3,408
2,860
4890
Turkey
975
 
1,331
14,388
6,290
5,358
 
 
Other countries
22,632
29,028
29,694
26,652
56,578
12,226
21,326
Total
93,963
213,415
129,161
158,651
166,474
48,158
40,733
Turkey exports
(1,000 pounds)
2010
Mexico
242,474
269,145
353,759
310,915
308,741
75,164
74,966
4621
Russia
25,168
29,311
20,009
25,240
30,714
3,739
10,721
5700
China (Mainland)
6,940
2,039
21,459
35,430
48,214
11,422
20,293
1220
Canada
14,740
18,226
27,620
21,926
23,429
4,223
5,411
5830
China (Taiwan)
30,118
23,991
19,770
17,990
11,878
2,377
2,417
5820
Hong Kong
45,673
10,644
11,560
18,203
14,550
2,984
4,255
 
Other countries
118,600
89,144
115,373
116,903
116,272
24,450
30,427
Total
483,714
442,500
569,550
546,608
553,797
124,358
148,490
Egg exports,
including products (shell-egg equivalent, 1,000 dozen)
1220
Canada
48,472
72,173
49,445
46,991
47,438
8,930
8,856
5880
Japan
15,202
15,685
46,399
33,414
37,427
8,469
10,068
5820
Hong Kong
16,833
14,492
24,767
24,098
27,839
7,284
2,950
2010
Mexico
16,728
8,552
14,616
23,996
24,207
7,705
3,698
2410
Jamaica
5,026
6,433
6,698
6,799
6,710
1,562
1,575
4280
Germany, Fed. Republic
3,166
1,407
4,328
6,957
14,388
4,991
2,669
 
Other countries
40,537
48,814
57,050
59,822
92,923
26,508
20,784
Total
145,964
167,556
203,305
202,079
250,933
65,449
50,600
Shell egg exports
(1,000 dozen)
1220
Canada
26,391
50,011
36,367
29,924
32,475
4,861
7,143
5820
Hong Kong
15,868
12,758
22,669
21,621
26,096
6,867
2,407
2010
Mexico
14,361
6,343
6,776
15,242
10,322
2,785
1,766
2410
Jamaica
5,015
6,428
6,657
6,766
6,689
1,554
1,575
2740
Trinidad and Tobago
3,195
3,088
3,367
3,478
4,249
1,034
1,071
4120
United Kingdom
407
10,211
450
712
2,002
1,895
73
 
Other countries
22,119
17,078
28,687
30,664
56,462
18,237
9,602
Total
87,356
105,918
104,973
108,408
138,295
37,233
23,638
1/ Countries are ranked by the sum of their trade for all full years shown.
Source: ERS calculations using data from U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
Date run: 5/9/2008 1:26:45 PM
For more information, contact: Michael McConnell

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Updated date: May 9, 2008