date:Aug 12, 2014
cuts and 29 percent, when including muscle cuts and variety meat up from 24 percent and 28 percent, respectively, in June 2013.
Competition has intensified in key Asian markets, with European pork not in the Russian market for the past six months due to an impasse over African swine fever. However, US pork still achieved first-half increases in South Korea and Japan.
Some first-half US pork highlights include exports to South Korea continued ahead of last years pace, as high domestic pork pri