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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-Apr 07
Jan-Apr 08
Beef and veal imports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
6021
Australia
1,128,589
1,118,439
900,016
887,612
887,650
258,335
194,308
1220
Canada
740,065
1,062,420
1,092,348
843,943
789,410
290,928
267,920
6141
New Zealand
644,607
645,414
603,211
563,553
507,661
211,956
214,443
3550
Uruguay
103,372
402,898
557,051
305,403
355,308
141,985
21,242
3510
Brazil
206,227
219,393
214,355
273,209
280,819
94,577
72,442
3570
Argentina
87,890
116,606
110,356
85,798
69,264
18,823
15,146
2190
Nicaragua
48,620
65,397
63,402
62,590
88,300
30,348
34,632
2010
Mexico
15,883
19,495
26,720
40,760
49,788
15,993
18,341
2230
Costa Rica
30,272
23,632
25,719
19,377
17,950
6,064
5,322
2150
Honduras
225
4,962
4,696
1,544
457
171
1,480
 
Other countries
161
576
635
878
5,529
1,462
1,286
Total
3,005,910
3,679,232
3,598,509
3,084,666
3,052,137
1,070,641
846,561
Beef and veal exports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
2010
Mexico
586,390
333,454
464,024
660,454
585,511
183,217
207,933
5880
Japan
918,014
11,609
17,496
51,639
159,393
37,812
52,695
1220
Canada
226,681
56,457
105,895
238,556
338,584
71,764
110,803
5800
South Korea
586,617
648
1,077
1,283
77,919
663
1,312
5830
China (Taiwan)
48,891
154
22,394
67,364
70,684
20,369
26,180
5820
Hong Kong
45,385
1,477
2,034
12,624
32,209
10,933
10,522
5520
Vietnam
53
1,013
11,058
10,383
41,890
4,458
37,587
2360
Bahamas
10,016
11,408
9,514
12,732
9,799
2,742
2,866
 
Other countries
96,202
44,094
63,667
89,838
115,097
41,426
45,552
Total
2,518,249
460,314
697,158
1,144,875
1,431,086
373,383
495,449
Cattle imports
(Head)
2010
Mexico
1,239,531
1,370,476
1,256,404
1,256,973
1,090,094
370,736
245,076
1220
Canada
512,353
135
559,134
1,031,870
1,404,871
478,397
657,386
 
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
849,133
902,462
Cattle exports
(Head)
1220
Canada
68,394
14,246
19,406
36,918
42,224
10,438
14,547
2010
Mexico
22,437
1,365
1,003
727
13,779
9
36,683
 
Other countries
7,987
110
1,198
12,033
8,506
4,617
497
Total
98,818
15,721
21,607
49,678
64,509
15,064
51,727
Pork imports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
1220
Canada
971,328
885,752
836,728
793,059
764,791
258,839
213,600
4099
Denmark
147,110
138,564
99,676
102,988
98,871
35,697
32,294
4550
Poland
22,630
24,264
25,633
24,266
28,024
7,985
11,435
2010
Mexico
4,094
9,455
19,605
33,232
42,811
12,601
15,975
4759
Italy
8,023
8,115
9,071
9,388
10,841
3,066
3,103
 
Other countries
32,017
33,314
33,135
26,746
23,277
6,497
10,943
Total
1,185,202
1,099,464
1,023,847
989,679
968,616
324,686
287,350
Pork exports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
5880
Japan
793,339
920,851
1,045,956
1,015,423
1,073,648
373,884
426,600
2010
Mexico
349,983
532,642
538,227
608,937
449,880
162,221
177,834
1220
Canada
191,505
234,366
302,211
324,935
365,481
103,922
132,075
5800
South Korea
79,642
71,177
190,085
293,416
264,854
119,545
120,603
4621
Russia
16,386
67,069
94,099
208,744
244,151
57,715
148,714
5700
China (Mainland)
44,658
84,379
123,222
111,943
228,056
54,701
172,153
5830
China (Taiwan)
70,129
98,544
62,828
59,425
33,219
15,270
11,170
5820
Hong Kong
44,620
32,179
23,452
49,929
127,003
20,316
173,150
6021
Australia
7,480
8,752
59,654
66,755
77,574
32,895
30,883
4850
Romania
4,755
19,758
74,006
39,343
169
  
 
Other countries
114,201
110,817
152,376
216,245
274,136
75,852
152,028
Total
1,716,698
2,180,534
2,666,116
2,995,096
3,138,172
1,016,322
1,545,209
Hog imports
(Head)
1220
Canada
7,438,063
8,504,972
8,190,467
8,763,378
10,004,317
3,062,312
3,662,074
 
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
3,062,312
3,662,074
Hog exports
(Head)
2010
Mexico
121,144
138,775
133,112
151,358
121,036
36,279
68,131
 
Other countries
48,737
35,235
20,538
13,263
15,680
5,603
3,767
Total
169,881
174,010
153,650
164,621
136,716
41,882
71,898
Lamb imports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
6021
Australia
75,320
81,256
97,393
101,035
112,843
36,311
32,590
6141
New Zealand
59,159
60,749
46,246
45,564
45,583
16,572
14,020
 
Other countries
352
743
600
531
845
185
120
Total
134,830
142,748
144,240
147,130
159,271
53,067
46,730
Mutton imports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
6021
Australia
28,641
32,468
33,782
41,067
39,336
17,155
12,054
6141
New Zealand
4,262
5,635
2,066
2,170
4,032
1,132
5,689
 
Other countries
9
0
129
0
8
8
0
Total
32,912
38,103
35,977
43,236
43,376
18,295
17,743
Lamb exports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
2320
Bermuda
  
405
1,307
687
296
729
2010
Mexico
800
378
344
124
154
39
 
 
Other countries
471
245
315
631
386
83
323
Total
1,271
624
1,064
2,062
1,227
419
1,052
Mutton exports
(Carcass wt. 1,000 pounds)
2010
Mexico
4,213
6,004
5,609
12,222
4,705
2,676
756
1220
Canada
181
907
1,284
1,811
1,658
420
517
 
Other countries
931
837
1,308
2,115
1,749
621
901
Total
5,325
7,749
8,202
16,148
8,112
3,717
2,174
Broiler exports
(1,000 pounds)
4621
Russia
1,458,045
1,502,329
1,681,338
1,555,093
1,886,965
454,269
619,926
2010
Mexico
363,677
431,037
522,454
456,846
400,293
138,837
192,888
5700
China (Mainland)
287,345
36,053
208,287
527,219
654,331
196,054
272,737
1220
Canada
202,342
214,740
229,537
235,697
250,098
81,462
77,421
4890
Turkey
159,768
204,140
205,647
176,464
132,938
73,761
56,175
5820
Hong Kong
308,257
227,673
139,373
111,964
74,168
23,781
31,741
2390
Cuba
148,489
140,424
162,956
172,150
210,551
62,196
125,469
4623
Ukraine
19,066
269,516
123,767
171,357
198,453
92,823
30,159
4510
Lithuania
25,868
141,312
171,757
172,760
236,798
92,441
26,757
7620
Angola
133,023
98,682
147,172
173,239
175,579
49,672
58,017
5830
China (Taiwan)
65,321
93,850
173,769
170,292
117,665
30,863
59,114
4850
Romania
93,306
147,586
192,107
112,757
   
4633
Georgia
147,720
108,701
161,087
60,034
67,404
18,119
26,714
2050
Guatemala
121,216
102,519
94,452
98,006
108,506
35,215
30,216
5800
South Korea
158,531
72,756
89,305
139,388
55,892
18,620
35,970
 
Other countries
1,228,039
992,134
899,723
872,192
1,202,297
328,848
454,926
Total
4,920,013
4,783,454
5,202,730
5,205,457
5,771,938
1,696,961
2,098,231
Other chicken exports
(1,000 pounds)
2010
Mexico
24,798
65,224
61,109
81,542
42,300
18,504
8,983
1220
Canada
28,584
36,820
21,872
24,411
48,658
17,474
12,501
4621
Russia
7,190
67,524
216
220
575
110
222
2050
Guatemala
9,784
14,819
14,939
11,438
12,072
4,376
3,740
4890
Turkey
975
 
1,331
14,388
6,290
5,850
 
 
Other countries
22,632
29,028
29,694
26,652
56,578
17,139
24,745
Total
93,963
213,415
129,161
158,651
166,474
63,453
50,191
Turkey exports
(1,000 pounds)
2010
Mexico
242,474
269,145
353,759
310,915
308,741
99,624
103,051
4621
Russia
25,168
29,311
20,009
25,240
30,714
6,748
14,712
5700
China (Mainland)
6,940
2,039
21,459
35,430
48,214
14,453
27,547
1220
Canada
14,740
18,226
27,620
21,926
23,429
6,090
7,049
5830
China (Taiwan)
30,118
23,991
19,770
17,990
11,878
3,098
4,134
5820
Hong Kong
45,673
10,644
11,560
18,203
14,550
3,977
6,807
 
Other countries
118,600
89,144
115,373
116,903
116,272
32,785
40,174
Total
483,714
442,500
569,550
546,608
553,797
166,774
203,473
Egg exports,
including products (shell-egg equivalent, 1,000 dozen)
1220
Canada
48,472
72,173
49,445
46,991
47,438
12,052
12,675
5880
Japan
15,202
15,685
46,399
33,414
37,427
11,569
13,130
5820
Hong Kong
16,833
14,492
24,767
24,098
27,839
9,397
4,261
2010
Mexico
16,728
8,552
14,616
23,996
24,207
10,536
4,975
2410
Jamaica
5,026
6,433
6,698
6,799
6,710
2,138
2,056
4280
Germany, Fed. Republic
3,166
1,407
4,328
6,957
14,388
6,433
3,466
 
Other countries
40,537
48,814
57,050
59,822
92,923
33,135
26,609
Total
145,964
167,556
203,305
202,079
250,933
85,260
67,173
Shell egg exports
(1,000 dozen)
1220
Canada
26,391
50,011
36,367
29,924
32,475
7,148
10,187
5820
Hong Kong
15,868
12,758
22,669
21,621
26,096
8,869
3,559
2010
Mexico
14,361
6,343
6,776
15,242
10,322
3,977
2,452
2410
Jamaica
5,015
6,428
6,657
6,766
6,689
2,130
2,056
2740
Trinidad and Tobago
3,195
3,088
3,367
3,478
4,249
1,340
1,418
4120
United Kingdom
407
10,211
450
712
2,002
1,925
99
 
Other countries
22,119
17,078
28,687
30,664
56,462
21,291
12,646
Total
87,356
105,918
104,973
108,408
138,295
46,680
32,417
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: 6/11/2008 7:57:27 AM
For more information, contact: Michael McConnell

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Updated date: June 10, 2008