Overview
This data set contains monthly and annual data for imports and exports of live cattle, hogs, sheep, and goats, as well as beef and veal, pork, lamb and mutton, chicken meat, turkey meat, and eggs. The tables report physical quantities, not dollar values or unit prices. Data on beef and veal, pork, and lamb and mutton are on a carcass-weight-equivalent basis. Breakdowns by country are included.
The data are based on U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau
of the Census data. For beef, lamb, mutton, and pork,
ERS converts the quantity data from a product-weight
basis to a carcass-weight-equivalent basis. For details
on data
sources, product descriptions, carcass-weight conversions,
and regional country groupings, see the Documentation.
Current Trade Data
The new automated system contains revisions to the calculations for beef and pork trade. Data are available for 2002-07.
See Trade Tables Undergo Major Revision for an explanation of our new automated process.
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Last Updated |
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Monthly U.S. Livestock and Meat Trade by Country
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February 14, 2008 |
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Annual and Cumulative Year-to-Date U.S. Livestock and Meat Trade by Country
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February 14, 2008 |
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Beef (fresh, chilled, and frozen): Year-to-date imports under various trade agreements
Current year imports-to-date under the North
American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), World
Trade Organization (WTO), and other trade agreements,
including the percent of quota allowances
attained
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February 14, 2008 |
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Data Updates
Official U.S. trade statistics are
released
monthly by the Census Bureau. ERS usually publishes
the monthly livestock and meat trade tables on the first
business day after the Census data are released. See the
2008
release calendar for specific dates.
Annual Data Revisions
Each year the Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division releases a 13th-month file approximately 3 months after the December release of data. The 13th-month file includes corrections (errata) made at the request of outside sources and verified with exporters or importers by the Foreign Trade Division. It also includes late shipments (Shippers Export Declarations or Import Entry Summary Forms that are received too late to be included in the normal monthly trade release). These data will be incorporated into the monthly and annual tables when the revisions become available.
Related Links
U.S. Trade
Internet System—Monthly U.S. agricultural
trade from 1989 forward. Data are available for individual
countries
and for products down to the level of HS-10 codes for both volume (product-weight basis) and value.
Agricultural Marketing Service—Weekly or monthly
livestock and meat trade reports.
See all related links…
Related Resources
For reports and articles related to international trade
of livestock and meat products, please check the
International
Trade and Markets section of the Recommended Readings
page in the Animal
Production and Marketing Issues briefing room.
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