date:May 14, 2012
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Pork export value was particularly strong in March, according to USMEF. On a per-head-slaughtered basis, pork export value reached $59.92, an increase of roughly $4 compared to a year ago and a new monthly record surpassing the previous high of $59.53 set in November 2011. USMEF said exports accounted for 27.8 percent of total US production of muscle cuts plus variety meat, and 24 percent when including muscle cuts only.
First quarter exports to Mexico advanced 17 percent in both vol