US pork exports on track for annual record

September pork exports totaled 238,047 metric tons (mt), up 8% from a year ago, and the value increased 6% to $685.1 million. For the first three quarters of the year, pork exports were 5% higher than last year’s pace of 2.23 million metric tons (mt) and the value rose 7% to $6.36 billion. September pork exports to leading market Mexico totaled 91,492 tons, up 3% from a year ago, although the value fell slightly to US$206.6 million. Exports to Mexico remained at a record pace through September, up 7% in volume (850,204 tons) and 12% in value (US$1.89 billion). Thanks to outstanding growth in Honduras, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama and Nicaragua, pork exports to Central America in September rose 36% year-on-year to 12,895 tons valued at US$41.9 million (up 42%). Exports to the region are also on pace for a record 2024, with shipments through September up 23% to 109,634 tons and value up 33% to US$344 million. Steady growth in the Philippines, Malaysia and ...