According to the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), U.S. pork exports for the first 11 months of 2012 continued to outpace the records set in 2011.

P. Scott Shearer, Vice President

January 22, 2013

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Pork Exports Gain in 2012

According to the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), U.S. pork exports for the first 11 months of 2012 continued to outpace the records set in 2011. Through November of 2012, pork exports rose 5% to nearly 1.7 million metric tons, while the value for the period increased 4% to more than $5 billion. The largest increase through November was in Eastern Europe where volume increased 365% and sales rose to $8.7 million compared to $2.4 million in 2011.

About the Author(s)

P. Scott Shearer

Vice President, Bockorny Group, Inc.

Scott Shearer is vice president of the Bockorny Group Inc., a leading bipartisan government affairs consulting firm in Washington, D.C. With more than 30 years experience in government and corporate relations in state and national arenas, he is recognized as a leader in agricultural trade issues, having served as co-chairman of the Agricultural Coalition for U.S.-China Trade and co-chairman of the Agricultural Coalition for Trade Promotion Authority. Scott was instrumental in the passage of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations and TPA. He is past chairman of the USDA-USTR Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Animals and Animal Products and was a member of the USAID Food Security Advisory Committee. Prior to joining the Bockorny Group, Scott served as director of national relations for Farmland Industries Inc., as well as USDA’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional Affairs (1993-96), serving as liaison for the Secretary of Agriculture and the USDA to Congress.

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