Source: www.agri-pulse.com
U.S. beef and pork exports each topped $5 billion in value for the first nine months of 2014, after a strong showing in September, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).
September beef exports totaled 100,068 metric tons (mt), up 6 percent in volume from a year earlier, and surged 25 percent in value to $631.9 million, USMEF said in a news release, citing USDA statistics. In the year through September, exports were up 3 percent in volume and 15 percent in value ($5.18 billion). Read More…