Robust enlargement in Guatemala, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Nicaragua driven September pork exports to Central The us 24% above closing yr at 1,779 mt, whilst worth soared 49% to $13.9 million. For January via September, exports to the area pulled inside 1% of closing yr’s tempo in each quantity (15,040 mt) and worth ($105.4 million), led via enlargement in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua.
Pork export quantity to Canada trended rather upper in September, up 2% from a yr in the past to eight,176 mt. However export worth greater very impressively, mountaineering 23% to $79.7 million. January-September exports to Canada greater 1% to 78,951 mt, valued at $663.8 million (up 4%).
Different January-September effects for U.S. pork exports come with:
- Pork exports to Africa, maximum of which might be selection meat pieces, have rebounded strongly in 2023. Led via a near-doubling of shipments to South Africa, exports reached 16,978 mt via September, up 56% from a yr in the past, with worth up 25% to $20.5 million. Along with South Africa, exports trended upper to Cote D’Ivoire, Gabon and Morocco.
- Despite the fact that pork shipments to the Dominican Republic edged decrease in September, exports are nonetheless on a report tempo in 2023. Via September, exports to the DR greater 4% to 7,286 mt, with worth up 10% to $80.6 million.
- Pork exports to South The us have in most cases trended decrease in 2023, with handiest shipments to Peru posting a year-over-year build up. However exports to Colombia confirmed renewed momentum in September, mountaineering 80% from a yr in the past to at least one,012 mt. September export worth soared 151% to $5.4 million – the absolute best this yr. Pork exports to Peru had been decrease in September however January-September shipments remained 18% forward of closing yr’s tempo at 5,842 mt, with worth up 6% to $23.7 million.
- September pork exports had been decrease to the ASEAN area however greater to main quantity marketplace Indonesia. Shipments to Indonesia greater 22% to at least one,658 mt, whilst worth edged rather upper to $7.6 million. Just about 40% of exports to Indonesia are pork selection meat.
- Except Hong Kong, September pork exports to main Asian markets had been decrease around the board, falling smartly under closing yr’s huge totals in South Korea, Japan, China and Taiwan. Korea stays the most important vacation spot for U.S. pork exports, however January-September shipments to Korea had been 15% under closing yr’s report tempo at 188,652 mt. Export worth for Korea used to be down 26% to $1.57 billion. Exports to Japan fell 21% to 186,943 mt, with worth down 26% to $1.39 billion. Shipments to China adopted a equivalent pattern, down 23% in quantity (146,327 mt) and 27% in worth ($1.23 billion) from the report tempo of 2022. Exports to Taiwan, which had regained some momentum in the summertime months, additionally took a step again in September, pushing January-September shipments 7% under closing yr at 48,081 mt, valued at $484.8 million (down 20%). Australia’s exports have rebounded sharply in 2023, with shipments via October expanding via 24% year-over-year. This enlargement has most commonly been in grass-fed pork, as grain-fed exports had been up a extra modest 6%. Australia’s exports greater strongly to China, Korea, Taiwan and Indonesia, however persisted to say no to Japan.
- Pork export worth in step with head of fed slaughter used to be robust in September, down simply 2% from a yr in the past to $398.73. The January-September reasonable used to be $396.03, down 15% from the report tempo of 2022. Exports accounted for 13.4% of general September pork manufacturing and 11.1% for muscle cuts, down from 14.2% and 12.2%, respectively, a yr in the past. The January-September ratios had been 14.2% of general manufacturing (down from 15.4%) and 11.9% for muscle cuts (down from 13.2%).
September lamb exports upper to Caribbean however decrease general
September exports of U.S. lamb totaled 245 mt, down 9% from a yr in the past, whilst export worth fell 11% to $1.17 million. Exports trended upper to the Caribbean, together with will increase to Trinidad and Tobago, the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic and the Leeward-Windward Islands, however had been decrease to Mexico and Canada. For January via September, lamb exports had been down 5% to at least one,872 mt, valued at $9.5 million (down 10%).
Fresh stories from USMEF have integrated handiest lamb muscle minimize exports as a result of corrections had been being made to previous years’ selection meat knowledge, making year-over-year comparisons tough. Corrected knowledge is now to be had, alternatively, so per month export stories will now come with each lamb muscle cuts and diversity meat, until in a different way indicated.