WASHINGTON – U.S. pork and beef exports continued to show strong growth in the January to October 2008 period, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Total pork exports through October 2008 were reportedly $3.6 billion compared to $2.1 billion in 2007, up nearly 68 percent. U.S. exports to China/Hong Kong are up 209 percent in this same time period to $618 million compared to $200 million in 2007, though they have slowed down considerably compared to the pre-Olympic flurry of purchasing activity.