U.S. poultry and egg exports set a half-year record

Aug. 17, 2012 – The Journal of Commerce reports that exports of American poultry meat and eggs in 2012 have set year-over-year records in quantity and value.

According to the article, broilers demand roose in all markets, but especially Russia, Cuba, Kazakhstan and China. For table eggs, 79 per cent of all U.S. egg exports went to the top five export markets (Hong King, China, Canada, the United Arab Emirates, the Bahamas and Angola).

The value of exports is estimated to be $2.6 billion, according to the U.S. Foreign Agricultural Service.

For more information on the export boom, please read the complete article at The Journal of Commerce.