date:May 14, 2012
11, while value jumped by24% to $57.8 million. Both export quantity and value set recordsfor the month. Cumulative first-quarter 2012 turkey exports alsoset records for quantity and value, reaching 82,053 tons valuedat $160.5 million, respective increases of 13% and 28% from thesame period a year earlier. Exports to top market Mexico climbedto 46,947 tons at $98.8 million, up 13% and 25% year on year,respectively. Moreover, the top five markets accounted for 79%of U.S. turkey meat exports for th