| Food Safety and Inspection
Service United States Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C. 20250-3700 |
Communications to Congress
March 2001
| Country of Origin | Manufacturing | Carcasses & Cuts | Edible Organs | Misc. Fresh | Processed | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metric Tons | (Pounds in Thousands) | Metric Tons | (Pounds in Thousands) | Metric Tons | (Pounds in Thousands) | Metric Tons | (Pounds in Thousands) | Metric Tons | (Pounds in Thousands) | Metric Tons | (Pounds in Thousands) | |
| Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Australia | 1,084 | (2,389) | 867 | (1,912) | 315 | (695) | 480 | (1,059) | 0 | 0 | 2,746 | (6,055) |
| Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brazil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Canada | 69 | (151) | 3,195 | (7,046) | 5 | (12) | 5,424 | (11,960) | 18 | (40) | 8,711 | (19,209) |
| Costa Rica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Croatia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Honduras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iceland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Israel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 3,709 | (8,177) | 3,479 | (7,670) | 0 | 0 | 333 | (735) | 0 | 0 | 7,521 | (16,582) |
| Nicaragua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4,862 | (10,717) | 7,541 | (16,628) | 320 | (707) | 6,237 | (13, 754) | 18 | (40) | 18,978 | (41,846) |
| Country of Origin | Mutton and Lamb | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | Carcasses & Cuts | Edible Organs | Misc. Fresh | Processed | Total |
Goat Fresh |
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| Metric Tons | (Pounds in Thousands) | Metric Tons | (Pounds in Thousands) | Metric Tons | (Pounds in Thousands) | Metric Tons | (Pounds in Thousands) | Metric Tons | (Pounds in Thousands) | Metric Tons | (Pounds in Thousands) | Metric Tons | (Pounds in Thousands) | |
| Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Australia | 99 | (219) | 32,057 | (70,685) | 494 | (1,088) | 0 | 0 | 55 | (121) | 32,705 | (72,113) | 2,777 | (6,123) |
| Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brazil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (0) | 0 | 0 |
| Canada | 18 | (39) | 88 | (194) | 0 | 0 | 146 | (322) | 110 | (242) | 362 | (797) | 0 | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Croatia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Honduras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iceland | 0 | 0 | 9 | (20) | 4 | (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | (29) | 0 | 0 |
| Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Israel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 0 | (423) | 15,196 | (33,508) | 2,114 | (4,662) | 0 | 0 | 21 | (45) | 17,331 | (38,638) | 580 | (1,279) |
| Nicaragua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uruguay | 0 | (0) | 60 | (133) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | (39) | 78 | (172) | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 309 | (681) | 47,410 | (104,540) | 2,612 | (5,759) | 146 | (322) | 204 | (447) | 50,681 | (111,749) | 3,357 | (7,402) |
| Country of Origin | Poultry and Miscellaneous Combinations * | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh Poultry | Processed Poultry | Total | Miscellaneous ** | |||||
| Metric Tons | (Pounds in Thousands) | Metric Tons | (Pounds in Thousands) | Metric Tons | (Pounds in Thousands) | Metric Tons | (Pounds in Thousands) | |
| Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | (37) |
| Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brazil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Canada | 16,059 | (35,410) | 11,133 | (24,549) | 27,192 | (59,959) | 3,439 | (7,584) |
| Costa Rica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | (40) |
| Croatia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| France | 1 | (3) | 99 | (218) | 100 | (221) | 16 | (36) |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Honduras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 42 | (93) | 0 | 0 | 42 | (93) | 289 | (636) |
| Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iceland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Israel | 155 | (343) | 42 | (93) | 197 | (436) | 93 | (204) |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mexico | 0 | 0 | 18 | (39) | 18 | (39) | 0 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | (52) |
| Nicaragua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 16,257 | (35,849) | 11,292 | (24,899) | 27,549 | (60,748) | 3,896 | (8,589) |
| Country of Origin | Refused Entry | |
|---|---|---|
| Metric Tons | Total Pounds in Thousands | |
| Argentina | 1419 | 3,130 |
| Australia | 994 | 2,193 |
| Austria | 0 | 0 |
| Belgium | 6 | 13 |
| Brazil | 1041 | 2,296 |
| Canada | 1316 | 2,897 |
| Costa Rica | 12 | 25 |
| Croatia | 16 | 36 |
| Denmark | 151 | 332 |
| Finland | 15 | 34 |
| France | 1 | 2 |
| Germany | 0 | 0 |
| Honduras | 0 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 0 | 0 |
| Hungary | 0 | 0 |
| Iceland | 0 | 0 |
| Ireland | 68 | 152 |
| Israel | 0 | 0 |
| Italy | 0 | 0 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 |
| Mexico | 12 | 29 |
| N. Ireland | 0 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 25 |
| New Zealand | 875 | 1,931 |
| Nicaragua | 4 | 9 |
| Poland | 3 | 6 |
| Spain | 18 | 39 |
| Sweden | 0 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2 |
| Uruguay | 99 | 219 |
| Total | 6,062 | 13,371 |
| Country of Origin | Misc. Fresh | Manufacturing | Carcasses & Cuts | Head Meat & Tongue | Edible Organs | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metric Tons | (Pounds in Thousands) | Metric Tons | (Pounds in Thousands) | Metric Tons | (Pounds in Thousands) | Metric Tons | (Pounds in Thousands) | Metric Tons | (Pounds in Thousands) | Metric Tons | (Pounds in Thousands) | |
| Argentina | 5 | (12) | 1,107 | (2,441) | 40 | (89) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,152 | (2,542) |
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 801 | (1,766) | 35 | (77) | 6 | (14) | 0 | 0 | 842 | (1,857) |
| Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brazil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Canada | 85 | (188) | 253 | (557) | 124 | (273) | 3 | (7) | 179 | (395) | 644 | (1,420) |
| Costa Rica | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 7 | (14) | 0 | 0 | 5 | (10) | 12 | (25) |
| Croatia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Honduras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iceland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Israel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mexico | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 9 | (20) | 0 | 0 | 3 | (6) | 12 | (27) |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 0 | (1) | 652 | (1,438) | 33 | (72) | 34 | (75) | 1 | (3) | 720 | (1,589) |
| Nicaragua | 0 | 0 | 2 | (4) | 2 | (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | (9) |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 60 | (133) | 33 | (73) | 0 | 0 | 5 | (11) | 98 | (217) |
| Total | 90 | (202) | 2,875 | (6,340) | 283 | (623) | 43 | (96) | 193 | (425) | 3,484 | (7,686) |
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