071250 October Beef Exports Up 31%December 31, 2007Recently, the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) published October 2007 U.S. red meat export and import numbers. According to the data, U.S. exports of beef and veal cuts and beef variety meats during October totaled 76,758 MT. This was 14.6 percent higher than the previous month and was 31.7 percent higher than October 2006. Specifically, exports of fresh, chilled product equaled 30,941 MT, 15.0 percent more than the previous month and 25.7 percent more than October 2006. Frozen beef exports equaled 10,744 MT. This was 9.0 percent lower than the previous month but was 87.7 percent higher than October 2006. U.S. beef variety meat exports during October climbed 23.8 percent over September and 25.5 percent over October 2006. Total year- to-date beef variety meat exports were 9.1 percent greater than a year ago, amounting to 253,889 MT. During October, beef exports to Mexico equaled 35,810 MT, 32.0 percent more than the previous month. Year-to-date exports to Mexico totaled 298,406 MT, which was down 2.1 percent from last year. Mexico was the largest buyer of U.S. beef with 46.7 percent of the total exports. U.S. beef exports to Canada during October rose 11.2 percent over the previous month to 13,150 MT. Total year-to-date exports to Canada were 34.1 percent above a year ago, amounting to 106,349 MT. Total year-to-date beef exports to Japan reached 39,770 MT, 372.5 percent more than a year ago. Overall, U.S. total year-to-date beef and veal and beef variety meat exports were 19.2 percent above the corresponding period a year ago, amounting to 639,613 MT.
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