U.S. beef and pork exports struggled in August, remaining below year-ago levels, according to data released by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and compiled by U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). August beef exports totaled 84,167 metric tons (mt), an 18 percent decline from a year ago. Beef export value decreased 24 percent to $498 million, the lowest in 18 months. For the first eight months of 2015, exports were down 11 percent in volume to 703,231 mt and dropped 5 percent in value to $4.31 billion. Read more at Feedstuffs…
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