Best pork export sale since 2021.

Weekly beef export sales came to 15,453 tonnes last week. This was -9% vs. last year. Year to date sales are -5% vs. last year. Sales are just over USDA's current goal of -7%.

Last week's pork export sale was quite strong at 59,083 tonnes. This was the best sale since August 19, 2021. In this week's large purchase Mexico was responsible for 34,600, China 9,500 and Japan 3,700. This was a second positive week and +127% vs. last year.

Year to date sales still remain weak at +3% vs. last year. Sales are under USDA's newly raised whole-year goal of +8%.

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