Shipments to Mexico cleared the path
19 March 2024
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US red meat exports raced to a perfect get started in 2024, in line with January knowledge launched through USDA and compiled through USMEF. Even supposing January red meat exports had been led through some other robust efficiency in main marketplace Mexico, US red meat persevered to make beneficial properties in a variety of Western Hemisphere and Asia-Pacific locations. Red meat exports totalled 251,424 metric heaps (mt) in January, up 6% from a 12 months in the past, whilst export worth additionally higher 6% to $682.1 million.
“Mexico’s call for for US red meat is so impressive that it has a tendency to overshadow different nice good fortune tales,” stated USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom. “It’s particularly pleasing to look different markets following the path blazed through Mexico, as purchases enlarge past uncooked subject matter for additional processing to incorporate center-of-the-plate cuts, together with loins, which might be becoming more popular at retail and foodservice.”