Red Meat Exports Remain on Record Pace Through Third Quarter

Both U.S. beef and pork exports are on a record pace through September, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation. Beef exports posted one of the best months on record in September, at 123,600 metric tons, up 20% from a year ago and the fourth largest volume of the post-BSE era. Export value jumped 59% to $954.1 million, the second-highest month on record, trailing only August 2021. For the first three quarters of 2021, beef exports increased 18% from a year ago to 1.08 million metric tons, valued at $7.58 billion, up more than $2 billion from the same period last year.

Pork exports totaled 219,680 metric tons in September, down one percent from a year ago, but value was eight percent higher at $608.3 million. For January through September, exports were 1% above last year's record pace at 2.24 million metric tons, while value climbed nine percent to $6.23 billion.

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