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Table 2 Antimicrobial use in food animals and U.S. export sales for 2011

From: Restrictions on antimicrobial use in food animal production: an international regulatory and economic survey

Jurisdiction ranked by U.S. export market sales ($)

National ban on growth promotion

National veterinary prescription requirement

U.S. export sales for 5 commodities in $1,000s (% U.S. export market)

U.S. export sales for poultry incl. eggs in $1,000s (metric tons)

U.S. export sales for dairy in $1,000s (metric tons)

U.S. export sales for pork in $1,000s (metric tons)

U.S. export sales for beef in $1,000s (metric tons)

U.S. export sales for eggs in $1,000s (quantity in metric tons excl. eggs measured in dozens)a

Mexico

Yes*

Yes

3,438,395 (17.1)

912,570 (657,711)

1,165,916 (370,602)

599,267 (286,197)

760,606 (156,029)

42,310 (982)

Japan

No

Yes

3,071,017 (15.2)

151,126 (84,270)

277,147 (107,417)

1,884,048 (464,593)

758,696 (138,910)

72,462 (17,333)

Canada

No

No

2,358,928 (11.7)

581,601 (180,929)

444,149 (137,927)

467,193 (120,914)

865,985 (145,540)

74,691 (4,744)

South Korea

N/D

N/D

1,455,922 (7.2)

151,497 (112,965)

222,329 (68,634)

433,277 (148,577)

648,819 (135,553)

5,175 (1,794)

Hong Kong

No

Yes

1,148,403 (5.7)

822,405 (562,572)

21,461 (6,588)

86,527 (36,670)

218,010 (44,017)

35,388 (1,595)

China

No

No

1,075,574 (5.4)

249,192 (137,716)

361,993 (236,221)

464,389 (219,187)

0 (0)

4,362 (392)

Russia

N/D

N/D

676,944 (3.4)

263,458 (214,892)

2,720 (1,339)

198,074 (63,364)

212,692 (46,396)

14,600 (0)

EU

Yes

Yes*

623,908 (3.1)

238,386 (147,259)

135,298 (32,532)

23,183 (6,787)

227,041 (27,142)

68,552 (5,950)

Philippines

N/D

N/D

450,819 (2.2)

79,740 (75,791)

280,306 (83,739)

60,692 (29,369)

30,081 (6,790)

2,064 (659)

Taiwan

Yes

Yes

405,215 (2.0)

125,588 (104,941)

46,991 (18,363)

33,847 (14,583)

198,789 (35,354)

1,188 (282)

Australia

No

No

271,495 (1.4)

2,945 (644)

88,309 (32,564)

179,196 (56,059)

1,045 (178)

1,271 (183)

Netherlands**

Yes

Yes

235,935 (1.2)

38,465 (14,733)

54,138 (15,628)

8,692 (3,127)

134,640 (16,521)

11,390 (583)

Germany

Yes

Yes

57,751 (0.3)

24,939 (3,946)

6,662 (3,300)

4,642 (1,347)

21,508 (3,807)

21,098 (2,948)

Brazil

No

Yes

48,091 (0.2)

6,292 (69)

40,425 (22,356)

89 (11)

1,285 (273)

5,532 (18)

Ukraine

No

No

42,011 (0.2)

24,172 (11,745)

7,582 (2,344)

9,609 (3791)

648 (166)

11,604 (0)

Denmark

Yes

Yes

20,776 (0.1)

2,388 (487)

17,138 (3,736)

108 (24)

1,142 (187)

2,287 (445)

Sweden

Yes

Yes

7,768 (<0.1)

4,875 (1,138)

2,855 (716)

0 (0)

38 (6)

4,838 (1,137)

  1. Data for this table were collected from Global Agriculture Trade Statistics in June 2012. Since data collection, some data may have been revised by USDA/FAS.
  2. N/D=No Data.
  3. * = with exceptions.
  4. **= calculations include Netherlands Antilles.
  5. aFor egg exports, USDA/FAS measures quantities in two ways: 1) by metric ton (for eggs not sold in dozens) and 2) in dozens (for eggs sold in dozens). For consistency with other categories, we include only the quantity of egg exports reported by metric ton.