U.S. pork exports eclipsed previous highs in both volume and value in 2024. December pork exports totaled 267,132 metric tons, slightly below last year’s large volume, while value increased one percent to $771.8 million. The results pushed 2024 volume to 3.03 million tons, up four percent from the previous year and topped the previous high set in 2020. Export value totaled $8.63 billion, six percent above 2023’s record. Pork export efforts delivered a value of $66 per head of slaughtered pork. December beef exports reached 119,171 million tons, 1.5 percent higher than the prior year, while value rose four percent to $897.6 million. Full-year beef exports were 1.29 million tons, down 0.5 percent, while value increased five percent to $10.45 billion. Market diversification delivered a value of $415 per fed head slaughtered for beef. USDA also says lamb exports trended higher than the previous year in both volume and value.
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