US beef industry profits from fast-growing exports

Exports are big business for the U.S. beef industry, which shipped a record $5.4 billion worth of beef abroad in 2011. Last year, 14 percent of the beef produced in the U.S. was shipped overseas. Measured in both sales and volume, exports saw growth of more than 20 percent according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation. Click here to read more at the San Antonio Express-News…