International Egg and Poultry Review

US - By the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). This is a weekly report looking at international developments concerning the poultry industry. This week's report focuses on US exports of shell egg and egg products.

9 September 2009

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North America

For the first half of 2009 the top 5 countries receiving exports of shell eggs from the US were: Hong Kong(10,770,478 dozen), Canada(8,587,455 dozen), United Arab Empirates(2,882,840 dozen), China(1,756,424 dozen, and Mexico(1,389,596 dozen).

The top 5 countries with the largest increase in exports of shell eggs from the US for the first half of 2009 over the first half of 2008 were: Hong Kong( up 4,779,467 dozen), United Arab Empirates(up 1,639,040 dozen), China(up 1,140,774 dozen), Mexico(up 1,085,809 dozen), and The Bahamas(up 560,458 dozen)

For the first half of 2009 the top 5 countries receiving exports of egg products from the US were: Japan(4616.6 mt), Canada(4174.8 mt), Mexico(1059 mt), Germany(1054.1 mt), and Denmark(730 mt).

The top 5 countries with the largest increase in exports of egg products from the US for the first half of 2009 over the first half of 2008 were: Canada(up 2834.2 mt), France(up 152.4 mt), Saudi Arabia(up 146.7 mt), Denmark(up 131.8 mt), and Ecuador(up 92.9 mt).

Source: USDA/FAS