Source: National Pork Board

Note: 90% of lesser-valued “variety” meats, such as tongues, hearts, livers and snouts, are exported to Asia and Mexico.

Butt

45% to: Japan, South Korea and

Mexico

65% to: Japan, South Korea, Canada,

Mexico and South America

7% to: Japan and South Korea

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Leg/Ham

Shipping the porkOf all U.S. pork produced, here is where the cuts end up based on rough estimates

40% to: Canada, Mexico and

South America

25% to: Japan and South Korea

Silky Pork® is a brand exclusive to Sumitomo Corporation of Americas. The special

breed of pork was produced to fulfill a market in Japan with a much different palate

than the typical American style pork. With the help of experienced hog farmers Bob

and Ted Ivey of Maxwell Foods, Inc., SCOA patented an exclusive breed of hog that

embodies the desired flavor characteristics for Japanese consumers.

Silky Pork®

Processing & Distribution:Hogs are sent to Smithfield Farms in North Carolina

and Rantoul Foods in Illinois for cutting and distributing.

Silky Pork Unique Characteristics• Appearance of marble pattern• Tender, soft texture• Tasty fat throughout

Farm to Fork:Silky Pork’s main distribution is throughout Japan,

served widely in restaurants and found in all major

supermarkets. In the U.S., you can find Silky Pork

in select Japanese grocery stores and served

exclusively at Ootoya Restaurants in New York City.

It is extremely important to Japanese consumers to

know where their meat comes from. This is

why every package of Silky Pork is traceable

back to the farm and farmer it came from,

ensuring a quality product.

Patented Silky Pork Genetic Lines:4-Breed cross hogs bred by the Ivey

brothers at their hog farm in

Goldsboro, NC.

Shipping the Pork

Of all U.S. pork produced, here is where the cuts end up based on rough estimates

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