Livestock and Meat International Trade Data

The Livestock and Meat Trade Data Set contains monthly and annual data for imports and exports of live cattle, hogs, sheep, and goats, as well as beef and veal, pork, lamb and mutton, chicken meat, turkey meat, and eggs. The tables report physical quantities, not dollar values or unit prices. Data on beef and veal, pork, and lamb and mutton are on a carcass-weight-equivalent basis. Breakdowns by country are included.

Data and Resources

Field Value
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identifier USDA-ERS-02577
issued 2020-04-03
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modified 2020-07-30
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  • beef
  • broilers
  • cattle
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  • eggs
  • ers
  • geo
  • geoss
  • hogs
  • lamb
  • livestock
  • meat
  • mutton
  • national
  • north-america
  • pork
  • trade
  • turkeys
  • u-s-exports
  • u-s-imports
  • united-states
  • usda
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notes The Livestock and Meat Trade Data Set contains monthly and annual data for imports and exports of live cattle, hogs, sheep, and goats, as well as beef and veal, pork, lamb and mutton, chicken meat, turkey meat, and eggs. The tables report physical quantities, not dollar values or unit prices. Data on beef and veal, pork, and lamb and mutton are on a carcass-weight-equivalent basis. Breakdowns by country are included.
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title Livestock and Meat International Trade Data