OCTOBER pushed U.S. pork and beef exports to record annual numbers, according to statistics released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation. Pork exports set an all-time monthly value record at $573.9 million (up 41% from last year),which pushed the cumulative value through October to an annual record of $4.93 billion — breaking the previous high of $4.88 billion in 2008 — with two months to spare. Beef export value for October was $452 million, pushing the 2011 total to an annual record of $4.49 billion. This is 37% ahead of the then-record pace established in the first 10 months of 2010.
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