Mexico reduces US beef imports, but remains an important market

At the end of the first quarter of the year, beef exports by the United States amounted to 311,865 tons, which represented a 4% contraction compared to the same period last year. According to the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF), despite the decline in performance, these sales resulted in a 6% greater economic benefit year-on-year, resulting in 2,480 millions of dollars. YOU MAY BE INTERESTED: $200 million plan. seeks to combat Avian Influenza in US cows Regarding Mexico specifically, imports from that country replicated the same trend during March, decreasing 5% versus the same month in 2023, with 16,628 t., also being the first decrease recorded in the last 15 months. However, in the first three months as a whole, these purchases increased 12% year-on-year in terms of tonnage, with 56,499 t., and 18% in value, ending with 333.5 million dollars, according to the USMEF. Positive results in other latitudes Even with the overall downward numbers, Dan Halstrom, president of the ...