Canada Beef Exports To US Way Down
According to recent data from the Canada Beef Export Federation (CBEF), Canada’s beef exports during the second quarter of 2006 totaled 92,803 MT. This was down 31.5 percent from a year ago. Canada’s beef exports to the U.S. during the second quarter were 34.7 percent less than last year, totaling 74,724 MT. Total beef exports to the U.S. during the first half of 2006 equaled 150,472 MT, down 24.9 percent from a year ago.
Nonetheless, the U.S. was the main destination for Canada’s beef with 81.4 percent of the total exports. During the second quarter, Canada exported 10,737 MT of beef to Mexico. This was nearly unchanged from a year ago. Year-to-date beef exports to Mexico totaled 19,611 MT, which was 32.7 percent below a year ago.
Mexico represented 10.6 percent of Canada’s beef export market. During the second quarter, Canada’s beef exports to Hong Kong totaled 3,589 MT, 39.1 percent lower than a year ago. Year-to-date beef exports to Hong Kong were 28.4 percent less than last year, amounting to 7,389 MT. Total first half beef exports to Japan equaled 767 MT. The value of Canada’s beef exports for the first half of 2006 equaled $673.0 million, compared to $1.0 billion a year ago, which was a decline of 32.9 percent.
According to CanFax, currently, Japan will allow imports of Canadian beef from cattle less than 21 months of age from eight approved Canadian establishments. Further information is available on the CBEF website at http://www.cbef.com/.
According to recent data from the Canada Beef Export Federation (CBEF), Canada’s beef exports during the second quarter of 2006 totaled 92,803 MT. This was down 31.5 percent from a year ago. Canada’s beef exports to the U.S. during the second quarter were 34.7 percent less than last year, totaling 74,724 MT. Total beef exports to the U.S. during the first half of 2006 equaled 150,472 MT, down 24.9 percent from a year ago.
Nonetheless, the U.S. was the main destination for Canada’s beef with 81.4 percent of the total exports. During the second quarter, Canada exported 10,737 MT of beef to Mexico. This was nearly unchanged from a year ago. Year-to-date beef exports to Mexico totaled 19,611 MT, which was 32.7 percent below a year ago.
Mexico represented 10.6 percent of Canada’s beef export market. During the second quarter, Canada’s beef exports to Hong Kong totaled 3,589 MT, 39.1 percent lower than a year ago. Year-to-date beef exports to Hong Kong were 28.4 percent less than last year, amounting to 7,389 MT. Total first half beef exports to Japan equaled 767 MT. The value of Canada’s beef exports for the first half of 2006 equaled $673.0 million, compared to $1.0 billion a year ago, which was a decline of 32.9 percent.
According to CanFax, currently, Japan will allow imports of Canadian beef from cattle less than 21 months of age from eight approved Canadian establishments. Further information is available on the CBEF website at http://www.cbef.com/.