 The U.S. exported 656 million pounds of pork in April, or about 13% more than in April of 2023, 38% of which went to Mexico, a 30% year-over-year increase reflecting low bone-in ham prices and the strength of the peso. Despite appreciation of the U.S. dollar against currencies of other trade partners, U.S. pork exports have remained competitive against EU exports and were also up year-over-year by 28% to Australia, 24% to South Korea, and 5% to Japan.