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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-May 07
Jan-May 08
Beef and veal imports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
6021
Australia
1,128,589
1,118,439
900,016
887,612
887,650
345,602
255,049
1220
Canada
740,065
1,062,420
1,092,348
843,943
789,410
359,101
343,566
6141
New Zealand
644,607
645,414
603,211
563,553
507,661
277,830
272,982
3550
Uruguay
103,372
402,898
557,051
305,403
355,308
184,558
24,715
3510
Brazil
206,227
219,393
214,355
273,209
280,819
116,282
89,910
3570
Argentina
87,890
116,606
110,356
85,798
69,264
24,372
16,086
2190
Nicaragua
48,620
65,397
63,402
62,590
88,300
36,408
41,138
2010
Mexico
15,883
19,495
26,720
40,760
49,788
20,803
22,905
2230
Costa Rica
30,272
23,632
25,719
19,377
17,950
6,930
6,541
2150
Honduras
225
4,962
4,696
1,544
457
228
1,989
 
Other countries
161
576
635
878
5,529
1,888
1,526
Total
3,005,910
3,679,232
3,598,509
3,084,666
3,052,137
1,374,004
1,076,406
Beef and veal exports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
2010
Mexico
586,390
333,454
464,024
660,454
585,511
238,216
265,611
5880
Japan
918,014
11,609
17,496
51,639
159,393
53,421
77,506
1220
Canada
226,681
56,457
105,895
238,556
338,584
106,041
157,721
5800
South Korea
586,617
648
1,077
1,283
77,919
3,748
1,363
5830
China (Taiwan)
48,891
154
22,394
67,364
70,684
25,252
34,299
5820
Hong Kong
45,385
1,477
2,034
12,624
32,209
13,135
12,909
5520
Vietnam
53
1,013
11,058
10,383
41,890
5,804
45,092
2360
Bahamas
10,016
11,408
9,514
12,732
9,799
3,468
3,444
 
Other countries
96,202
44,094
63,667
89,838
115,097
50,752
64,992
Total
2,518,249
460,314
697,158
1,144,875
1,431,086
499,839
662,936
Cattle imports
(Head)
2010
Mexico
1,239,531
1,370,476
1,256,404
1,256,973
1,090,094
463,975
313,612
1220
Canada
512,353
135
559,134
1,031,870
1,404,871
550,416
778,422
 
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
1,014,391
1,092,034
Cattle exports
(Head)
1220
Canada
68,394
14,246
19,406
36,918
42,224
14,760
19,069
2010
Mexico
22,437
1,365
1,003
727
13,779
9
42,229
 
Other countries
7,987
110
1,198
12,033
8,506
4,732
693
Total
98,818
15,721
21,607
49,678
64,509
19,501
61,991
Pork imports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
1220
Canada
971,328
885,752
836,728
793,059
764,791
326,909
263,008
4099
Denmark
147,110
138,564
99,676
102,988
98,871
45,110
40,584
4550
Poland
22,630
24,264
25,633
24,266
28,024
10,256
13,057
2010
Mexico
4,094
9,455
19,605
33,232
42,811
16,180
20,113
4759
Italy
8,023
8,115
9,071
9,388
10,841
3,924
3,830
 
Other countries
32,017
33,314
33,135
26,746
23,277
8,018
13,762
Total
1,185,202
1,099,464
1,023,847
989,679
968,616
410,397
354,354
Pork exports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
5880
Japan
793,339
920,851
1,045,956
1,015,423
1,073,648
470,983
547,141
2010
Mexico
349,983
532,642
538,227
608,937
449,880
192,495
228,963
1220
Canada
191,505
234,366
302,211
324,935
365,481
132,374
165,512
5800
South Korea
79,642
71,177
190,085
293,416
264,854
134,279
152,389
4621
Russia
16,386
67,069
94,099
208,744
244,151
77,360
189,702
5700
China (Mainland)
44,658
84,379
123,222
111,943
228,056
72,160
243,452
5830
China (Taiwan)
70,129
98,544
62,828
59,425
33,219
19,481
18,362
5820
Hong Kong
44,620
32,179
23,452
49,929
127,003
24,195
239,555
6021
Australia
7,480
8,752
59,654
66,755
77,574
39,324
41,060
4850
Romania
4,755
19,758
74,006
39,343
169
  
 
Other countries
114,201
110,817
152,376
216,245
274,136
96,396
200,343
Total
1,716,698
2,180,534
2,666,116
2,995,096
3,138,172
1,259,047
2,026,479
Hog imports
(Head)
1220
Canada
7,438,063
8,504,972
8,190,467
8,763,378
10,004,317
3,907,192
4,442,769
 
Other countries
191
546
334
0
31
25
0
Total
7,438,254
8,505,518
8,190,801
8,763,378
10,004,348
3,907,217
4,442,769
Hog exports
(Head)
2010
Mexico
121,144
138,775
133,112
151,358
121,036
39,131
72,039
 
Other countries
48,737
35,235
20,538
13,263
15,680
6,765
4,316
Total
169,881
174,010
153,650
164,621
136,716
45,896
76,355
Lamb imports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
6021
Australia
75,320
81,256
97,393
101,035
112,843
44,802
42,019
6141
New Zealand
59,159
60,749
46,246
45,564
45,583
20,100
17,988
 
Other countries
352
743
600
531
845
185
120
Total
134,830
142,748
144,240
147,130
159,271
65,087
60,127
Mutton imports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
6021
Australia
28,641
32,468
33,782
41,067
39,336
19,561
15,402
6141
New Zealand
4,262
5,635
2,066
2,170
4,032
1,354
7,034
 
Other countries
9
0
129
0
8
8
0
Total
32,912
38,103
35,977
43,236
43,376
20,922
22,436
Lamb exports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
2320
Bermuda
  
405
1,307
687
296
892
2010
Mexico
800
378
344
124
154
39
 
 
Other countries
471
245
315
631
386
98
488
Total
1,271
624
1,064
2,062
1,227
433
1,380
Mutton exports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
2010
Mexico
4,213
6,004
5,609
12,222
4,705
3,055
894
1220
Canada
181
907
1,284
1,811
1,658
596
630
 
Other countries
931
837
1,308
2,115
1,749
717
1,217
Total
5,325
7,749
8,202
16,148
8,112
4,368
2,742
Broiler exports
(1,000 pounds)
4621
Russia
1,458,045
1,502,329
1,681,338
1,555,093
1,886,965
590,536
834,771
2010
Mexico
363,677
431,037
522,454
456,846
400,293
171,630
245,373
5700
China (Mainland)
287,345
36,053
208,287
527,219
654,331
243,538
341,230
1220
Canada
202,342
214,740
229,537
235,697
250,098
103,186
100,404
4890
Turkey
159,768
204,140
205,647
176,464
132,938
87,177
77,739
5820
Hong Kong
308,257
227,673
139,373
111,964
74,168
30,059
42,030
2390
Cuba
148,489
140,424
162,956
172,150
210,551
71,978
162,639
4623
Ukraine
19,066
269,516
123,767
171,357
198,453
96,207
71,109
4510
Lithuania
25,868
141,312
171,757
172,760
236,798
114,869
40,768
7620
Angola
133,023
98,682
147,172
173,239
175,579
55,442
61,264
5830
China (Taiwan)
65,321
93,850
173,769
170,292
117,665
40,241
70,454
4850
Romania
93,306
147,586
192,107
112,757
   
4633
Georgia
147,720
108,701
161,087
60,034
67,404
25,781
30,541
2050
Guatemala
121,216
102,519
94,452
98,006
108,506
44,787
38,670
5800
South Korea
158,531
72,756
89,305
139,388
55,892
23,967
53,431
 
Other countries
1,228,039
992,134
899,723
872,192
1,202,297
420,993
563,770
Total
4,920,013
4,783,454
5,202,730
5,205,457
5,771,938
2,120,391
2,734,193
Other chicken exports
(1,000 pounds)
2010
Mexico
24,798
65,224
61,109
81,542
42,300
23,009
10,804
1220
Canada
28,584
36,820
21,872
24,411
48,658
24,466
16,445
4621
Russia
7,190
67,524
216
220
575
110
440
2050
Guatemala
9,784
14,819
14,939
11,438
12,072
5,388
4,928
4890
Turkey
975
 
1,331
14,388
6,290
6,189
 
 
Other countries
22,632
29,028
29,694
26,652
56,578
20,248
29,298
Total
93,963
213,415
129,161
158,651
166,474
79,410
61,915
Turkey exports
(1,000 pounds)
2010
Mexico
242,474
269,145
353,759
310,915
308,741
129,637
129,831
4621
Russia
25,168
29,311
20,009
25,240
30,714
9,148
17,262
5700
China (Mainland)
6,940
2,039
21,459
35,430
48,214
17,422
33,707
1220
Canada
14,740
18,226
27,620
21,926
23,429
8,154
8,851
5830
China (Taiwan)
30,118
23,991
19,770
17,990
11,878
3,795
6,244
5820
Hong Kong
45,673
10,644
11,560
18,203
14,550
5,627
8,688
 
Other countries
118,600
89,144
115,373
116,903
116,272
40,394
48,617
Total
483,714
442,500
569,550
546,608
553,797
214,178
253,199
Egg exports,
including products (shell-egg equivalent, 1,000 dozen)
1220
Canada
48,472
72,173
49,445
46,991
47,438
14,966
17,914
5880
Japan
15,202
15,685
46,399
33,414
37,427
16,534
15,859
5820
Hong Kong
16,833
14,492
24,767
24,098
27,839
12,088
5,408
2010
Mexico
16,728
8,552
14,616
23,996
24,207
12,329
6,050
2410
Jamaica
5,026
6,433
6,698
6,799
6,710
2,655
2,573
4280
Germany, Fed. Republic
3,166
1,407
4,328
6,957
14,388
7,368
4,417
 
Other countries
40,537
48,814
57,050
59,822
92,923
46,004
32,828
Total
145,964
167,556
203,305
202,079
250,933
111,943
85,047
Shell egg exports
(1,000 dozen)
1220
Canada
26,391
50,011
36,367
29,924
32,475
9,384
13,939
5820
Hong Kong
15,868
12,758
22,669
21,621
26,096
11,409
4,589
2010
Mexico
14,361
6,343
6,776
15,242
10,322
4,871
2,953
2410
Jamaica
5,015
6,428
6,657
6,766
6,689
2,647
2,573
2740
Trinidad and Tobago
3,195
3,088
3,367
3,478
4,249
1,673
1,792
4120
United Kingdom
407
10,211
450
712
2,002
1,944
123
 
Other countries
22,119
17,078
28,687
30,664
56,462
31,289
16,027
Total
87,356
105,918
104,973
108,408
138,295
63,216
41,995
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: 7/14/2008 7:49:16 AM
For more information, contact: Michael McConnell

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Updated date: July 11, 2008