(NAFB) – In 2020, exports of U.S. pork set record high levels. According to Clay Eastwood, Director of International Marketing with the National Pork Board, nearly 30 percent of the total U.S. pork production was exported to foreign markets, for consumption. Eastwood breaks that down into export value and volume details.
As one of the leading sources of pork on the global table, Eastwood says about 7 countries currently import that majority of our pork. China led the way, but success in other markets is important to the overall success of export growth.