US pork exports to Dominican Republic on record pace
October shipments totalled 8,532 mt
19 December 2023
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By: Pork exports to the Dominican Republic are on a record pace in 2023, climbing 23% through October to 81,050 mt, with value up 27% to $223.2 million, according to a recent report from the US Meat Export Federation.
October shipments to the Dominican Republic totalled 8,532 mt, the highest since April.
Brazil recently gained access to the market and reported exports totalled 325 mt in October and 1,841 mt in November.
With exports also rebounding strongly to Trinidad and Tobago and increasing to the Netherlands Antilles and Leeward-Windward Islands, shipments to the Caribbean region jumped 22% to 98,264 mt, valued at $283.3 million (up 25%).
