# U.S. pork and beef export volumes strong in July - Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association

> USDA data show July US pork export volume rose 1.5% year over year to 176,413 mt, while export value fell 5% to $465.3 million. Retaliatory duties of 20% in Mexico and 62% in China weighed on prices, though buyers elsewhere stepped up purchases.

- Date: 2018-09-10 · published 2018-09-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62968-u-s-pork-and-beef-export-volumes-strong-in-july-texas-and-southwestern-cattle
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Retaliatory tariffs are cutting the value of US pork exports, weighing on hog prices and shifting trade toward non-tariffed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-08-23 | [China to impose extra tariffs on U.S. soy, beef and pork](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57438-china-to-impose-extra-tariffs-on-u-s-soy-beef-and-pork.md) | -1.5% | -11.2% |
| HOGS | 2024-05-29 | [U.S. livestock: Cattle lower on technical trading, JBS-China export news - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30400-u-s-livestock-cattle-lower-on-technical-trading-jbs-china-export-news-agcanada.md) | -0.0% | -3.0% |
| HOGS | 2021-11-22 | [China's Soy Imports Slump in October, as "U.S. Pork Exports to Mexico Show Promise" - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14979-china-s-soy-imports-slump-in-october-as-u-s-pork-exports-to-mexico-show-promise.md) | -2.5% | +4.1% |
| HOGS | 2018-07-09 | [As Tariffs Bite, China Cancels U.S. Soy Deals and Hunt Is on for New Export Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63898-as-tariffs-bite-china-cancels-u-s-soy-deals-and-hunt-is-on-for-new-export.md) | -1.8% | -22.3% |
| HOGS | 2018-11-07 | [Extra Beef, Pork Supplies Pressuring Chicken - Southeast AgNET](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62199-extra-beef-pork-supplies-pressuring-chicken-southeast-agnet.md) | +0.8% | -2.1% |

## Sources

- tscra.org: https://tscra.org/%EF%BB%BFu-s-pork-and-beef-export-volumes-strong-in-july/

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