Weekly U.S. Beef Export Sales Surge
Submitted on Jul 05, 2008 (Original item from 2008)
Diet and Nutrition | Farmed Animals | Data and Statistics | Food Trends | International Research | Meat, Dairy, Egg Consumption
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During the week of June 13-19, 2008, U.S. beef export sales exceeded those for the same week in 2003 by 12%, reaching 14,700 metric tons (32.4 million pounds). 2003 was the last year that the U.S. was free of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE, or "mad cow" disease).
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