Dollars & sense : beef checkoff update, 02/2014

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From: hbuckmaster@oklabeef.org on behalf of Oklahoma Beef Council <hbuckmaster@oklabeef.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2014 6:02 AM
To: Gary Phillips
Subject: Beef Exports Jump Dramatically-What's It Mean to Your Bottom Line
Dollars & Sense
Beef Checkoff Update
February 2014
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U.S. Beef Exports Jumped Dramatically in
November 2013
U.S. beef exports jumped dramatically in November 2013, setting a
new
annual record for value with one month
remaining in the year, according to
statistics released by the USDA and
compiled by the U.S. Meat Export
Federation (USMEF), contractor to the
Beef Checkoff Program.
Driven by sustained export growth to
Japan and Hong Kong and the continued rebound of the Mexican
market, U.S. beef exports surged 11 percent in volume and 16
percent in value compared to November 2012, putting 11-month
totals at nearly 2.42 billion pounds, up 3 percent compared to the
same 11 months in 2012. Export value reached $5.61 billion by the
end of November, an 11 percent increase over last year's pace and
already ahead of the 2012 year-end total of $5.51 billion!
U.S. beef exports for just the month of November reached 223
million pounds, an 11 percent year-on-year hike, while the value
rose 16 percent to $524.5 million. Exports accounted for 14.3
percent of total U.S. beef production (muscle cuts plus variety
meat) and 11 percent of muscle cuts alone compared to 12 and 9
percent, respectively, in November of 2012.
The export value per head of fed slaughter in November
jumped to $267.36, an increase of $51.41 from November 2012.
The top performing markets in November 2013 were Japan,
Mexico, Hong Kong and ASEAN.
Clean Management Review for the Beef Checkoff
A management review of the Cattlemen's Beef Board (CBB) by the
Livestock, Poultry and Seed Program of USDA's Agricultural