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Laura Gerhard
Vice President
OVERVIEW
Following three record-setting months industry shipments softened in April, registering 197 million pounds. This is 20% lower than last year and falls short of industry expectations. Export shipments for the month were 140 million pounds, down 35% to last month (a crop year high) and 23% to the prior year. Exports have been resilient this year and are now 7.6% ahead of last season after nine months… [READ MORE]