U.S. Beef Exports Updatefor September 2012

November 2012

Beef Exports Volume Down

• 90,538 metric tons (199.6 million pounds)– Down 17.5% from September 2011– Down 12% for first 9 months of 2012

• $442.8 million in value– Down 4% from September 2011– Up 2% year-to-date to $4.1 billion

(USDA statistics compiled by USMEF for September 2012 )

(All totals include muscle cuts and variety meat)

Measuring Beef Export Value

• 13% of total U.S. beef production– Versus 14.4% in September of last year– 12.7% of total production this year vs. 14% last

year through September

• Export value equal to $227.65 per head– Versus $212.72 last September– $213.63 for first 9 months of 2012 vs. $202.05

last year

(Export production % includes variety meat)

Top U.S. Beef Export Markets

• Canada – 14,253 MT (down 2.1%) ● value up 19.2% to $93.2 million

• Japan – 12,487 MT (up 2.5%) ● value up 24.6% at $86.6 million

• Mexico – 11,539 metric tons (down 47.7% vs. 2011) ● value down 39.5% to $52.5 million

• Middle East – 12,714 MT (down 27.9%) ● value down 21.8% to $27.9 million

• South Korea – 9,186 MT (up 1.8%) ● value down 6.2% to $39.5 million

U.S. Beef Exports 2012 vs. 2011(Including variety meat)

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U.S. Beef Exports 2012 vs. 2011(Including variety meat)

Value: Millions of Dollars

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