Key markets and achievements:
- Mexico: Exports totaled 99,849 mt, nearly matching last year's strong performance, with export value rising 2% to $225.7 million.
- Colombia: Record-high shipments reached 14,471 mt (+19%), with export value up 23% to $42.1 million.
- Central America: Exports increased 14% (18,896 mt), with value up 15% ($59 million). Records were set in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Belize, with the second-highest volume recorded in Costa Rica.
- Oceania: Exports grew 28% (8,221 mt), with value up 29% ($30.1 million).
- Japan: Shipments increased 3% (27,699 mt), while export value rose 4% ($116.1 million).
- ASEAN countries (Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam): Exports surged 65% in volume (5,517 mt) and value ($11.6 million).
- China/Hong Kong: Exports climbed 23% (44,973 mt), with value up 22% ($110.2 million).
In the first 11 months of 2024, U.S. pork exports grew 5% year-over-year in volume (2.76 million mt) and 6% in value ($7.85 billion). December results are expected to push total exports above 3 million mt for the first time, surpassing the previous record of 2.98 million mt set in 2020. Export value is projected to exceed $8.5 billion, easily breaking the 2023 record of $8.16 billion.
Growth leaders: November pork muscle cut exports totaled 221,652 mt (+6%), with a value of $671.4 million, marking the third-highest monthly value on record.
U.S. pork continues to be a dominant player in the global market, maintaining record export growth momentum in 2024.
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