US broiler, turkey imports at lowest level in 13 months

U.S. broiler imports and U.S. turkey imports were lower in June than at any other time during the past 13 months, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Livestock and Meat Trade Data report released on August 7. The report also showed that the U.S. imported fewer eggs in June than at any other point in 2013.
Broiler imports into the U.S. were recorded at 9.4 million pounds in June, down 0.2 billion points from the previous low points reported in May 2013 and December 2012. Year-over-year, U.S. broiler imports dropped substantially from the 10 million pounds imported in June 2013.
U.S. turkey imports also dropped in June, with 1.6 million pounds reported. That number is down slightly from the previous low recorded in April, and is down significantly from the 2.3 million imported in June 2012.
U.S. egg imports, which include egg products, for June were recorded at 1.27 million dozen. While the June imports were fewer than at any other point in 2013, U.S. egg imports were at their 13-month low in November 2012, when U.S. egg imports were just below 1 million. 

North America top importer of US broiler, turkey meat

The North America region is the top export destination in the world for U.S. broiler and turkey meat and number three for egg products for the January–April time frame, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's latest international report.
Cumulative January–April U.S. broiler meat exports to North America are up 16 percent over 2011 numbers for the same time frame and are at 10-year highs, while total U.S. world broiler meat exports are up 15 percent and are also at 10-year highs. For the January–April time frame North America consumed 21 percent of total 2012 U.S. broiler meat exports compared to 13 percent for the same time frame in 2002.
U.S. cumulative turkey meat exports to North America for January through April are up 15 percent over the same time frame in 2011 and are also at 10-year highs. For the same time frame North America imported 59 percent of all U.S. turkey meat exports compared to 54 percent in 2002.
Total egg product exports from the U.S. to the North America region for January–April are 67 percent higher than the same time frame in 2011; however, it is 32 percent lower than the 10-year high established in 2010 for the same time frame. For the January–April time period the U.S. exported 17 percent of total egg product exports to North America compared to 39 percent in 2002 for the same time period.
The primary broiler meat, turkey meat and egg product export destinations in North America are Canada and Mexico. Mexico was the number one broiler meat and turkey meat destination, while Canada was the number one egg product destination.


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Korea US broiler imports up 22% due to avian influenza, domestic demand

Korea's U.S. broiler imports may rise 22% to 110,000 tons in 2011, due to the combination of a highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak and increased domestic demand, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service report.
The country's overall chicken imports for January through March rose 38% from the same period in 2010, most of which were U.S. chicken sales — 20,000 tons; a 118% increase.
As of April 25, 2011, a total of 6.4 million birds had been culled in Korea due to the HPAI outbreak; just under 1 million (935,373) of those were broilers. In spite of that, broiler consumption has risen, due to a shortage of local pork, high red meat prices and fears about radiation-contaminated seafood from Japan, according to the FAS.