 Continuing to climb are U.S. beef exports, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation, where President and CEO Dan Hallstrom says exports trended higher year over year to Japan, Mexico, the Middle East, the Caribbean, and Central America, over $900 million by value in May, the highest since June of 2023. He added pork exports posted another solid performance, but were below last year in both volume and value. Number one.