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40% above the previous five-
year average.”
Total U.S. beef exports in
2022 hit 1.47 metric tons. The
top eight importers of U.S.
beef include South Korea,
China/Hong Kong, Taiwan,
the Philippines, Singapore,
Colombia, Guatemala, and
the Dominican Republic.
“Exports are at an all-time
high in both volume and
value,” says Norman Voyles
Jr., former Cattlemen’s Beef
Board chair. “And the real-
ly great thing about that is
it’s not necessarily rib-eyes
and T-bones that are going
overseas. There’s demand for
beef lips that are bringing
$1.30 per pound, or tongue
that’s bringing over $2 a
pound, and in the U.S. those
parts of the beef animal
would likely be rendered.”
CBB partners with the
U.S. Meat Export Federa-
tion (USMEF) to develop in-
ternational demand for U.S.
beef in prospective markets
through USMEF’s 17 offices
worldwide.
Added value
“We’re adding a lot of value
to that beef animal,” Voyles
says. “Exports have added
somewhere in the neighbor-
hood of $450 per fed animal
back to the industry.”
Japan, China/Hong Kong,
and South Korea were the
three largest export markets
for 2022, and exports remain
strong to Canada and Mexi-
co. New markets have also
been added in recent years in
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family farms and ranches,
drive up costs, and prevent
cattle producers like me from
making investments in our
land,” said NCBA President
Todd Wilkinson, a South Da-
kota cattle producer. “While
we appreciate the court’s in-
junction of the rule in Texas
and Idaho, we are strongly
disappointed in the decision
to keep this WOTUS rule in
place in 48 states and I am
proud of NCBA’s efforts to
continue the fight against
this rule.”
The Environmental Pro-
tect Agency finalized the lat-
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ranean, the Caribbean, and
Dubai.
The vast majority of edible
beef variety meats are ex-
ported, amounting to nearly
25 pounds per carcass. Per
carcass, Hinners says those
extra meats look like this:
• 1.92 pounds of tongues
to Japan, adding $18.63 per
carcass
• 3.83 pounds of tripe, add-
ing $6.95 per carcass
• 5.5 pounds of liver, add-
ing $4.31 per carcass
• 1.89 pounds of lips to
Mexico, adding $2.01 per car- carcass. partner, and U.S. beef has the
cass flavor and texture that con-
• 1.78 pounds of hearts to How future looks sumers desire,” he explains.
Mexico, adding $2.02 per car- The steep increase in 2022
cass has led to challenges in 2023, Other strengths
• 0.79 pounds of tripe and as shrinking herds cause beef Increased meat exports
intestines to Japan, adding supplies to tighten. mean more demand for meat
$1.86 per carcass “We are going to have to animal protein and therefore,
“What’s so exciting for focus on the underutilized more demand for the feed-
the beef industry is we have cuts —the round and chuck stuffs to grow them. Rough-
added that much value in —and how those and the va- ly 90 million bushels of soy-
2022. Customers around the riety meats can be used in beans are fed to hogs that are
world continue to demand food service as more restau- exported. A total of 503.4 mil-
and buy our product,” Hin- rants and food service comes lion bushels of corn is fed to
ners says. “We will never be online around the world,” beef and pork animals head-
the cheapest, nor do we want Hinners says. “We have op- ed to export.
to be, but we have so many portunities out there, and “When you think about
stackable attributes with our not everyone is going to buy every ham sent out of the U.S.,
product — branding, supply the high-end steaks.” we are also sending out 1.25
The demand for high-qual- bushels of corn, 4.1 pounds of
of a variety of cuts, impec-
cable food safety, and one of ity protein is expected to DDGs [dried distillers grains]
the best stories in the world continue, and while supplies and 15.22 pounds of soybean
as far as commitment to our tighten due to fewer cattle meal. Meat is a great way to
livestock.” on feed, using less popular use grains to add value to
South Korea leads meat cuts should help keep values meats,” Hinners says. “That’s
export value totals per head strong. why we have support from
with $103.46, followed by Voyles expects exports to the corn checkoff, soybean
China/Hong Kong at $97.71, remain strong into 2023 as checkoff, Pork Checkoff and
Japan at $88.90, Mexico international demand grows Beef Checkoff to add value to
with $37.09, Canada at $32, for U.S. beef. “They realize all the commodities.”
Taiwan with $28.62 and all that U.S. beef is safe, that we
others at $59.80, for a total are a dependable shipping BEEF
of $447.58 added value per
est WOTUS rule at the end “Without a nationwide in- WHO DEFINES
of 2022. NCBA and its litiga- junction, the rule takes full WOTUS? IT MIGHT
tion partners filed a lawsuit COME DOWN TO
seeking to overturn the rule legal effect and will become
on January 18, 2023. NCBA an immediate burden on our THE PRESIDENT OR
sought a nationwide pre- nation’s cattle producers. SUPREME COURT
liminary injunction, which NCBA will continue efforts By Jenna Hoffman and Jim Wiesemeyer
would have prevented the to defend our nation’s farm-
federal government from im- ers and ranchers.” Efforts to use the Congres-
plementing the WOTUS rule The Supreme Court’s up- sional Review Act (CRA) to
until the entire case is decid- coming Sackett decision repeal the Biden adminis-
ed. Instead, the court granted could potentially limit the tration’s Waters of the U.S.
a limited injunction in only reach of the Clean Water Act, (WOTUS) rule could end up
two states—Texas and Idaho. in conflict with the Biden having unintended conse-
“The court’s decision to WOTUS rule. That decision quences, according to Radhi-
keep the Biden administra- is expected by early summer. ka Fox, EPA assistant admin-
tion’s WOTUS rule in place Drovers istrator for water. Fox told
is concerning and irrespon- the Senate Environment and
sible,” said NCBA Chief Public Works Committee it
Counsel Mary-Thomas Hart.
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