Export Statistics

USMEF compiles trade statistics from monthly data reported by USDA/FAS and collected by the U.S. Department of Commerce. USMEF includes beef and pork muscle cuts, processed products and variety meat or offals in the trade statistics. Hides and other rendered or inedible products are not included in the data reported by USMEF.

USMEF’s monthly export statistics refer to both muscle cuts and variety meat, unless otherwise noted. Complete historical export data for U.S. pork, beef and lamb are located under the “Monthly Export Archive” tab. Highlights from the latest monthly export data released are located under the “Latest Export Results” tab.

USMEF also provides highlights from the weekly data reported through USDA/FAS’s Export Sales Reporting Program for beef and pork. This data only includes reported exports of boxed muscle cuts (including three or six piece carcasses) and does not include variety meats, further processed products or trim.

Monthly Export Archive

Latest Export Results

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Asian Markets Fuel 2024 High for Beef Sales; Pork Sales also Trend Higher

Beef exports for the week of April 19-25 totaled 14,630 MT, up 6% from the previous week and 1% above the previous four-week average. Exports to Taiwan (1,430 MT, +51%) were the highest since June, exports to Canada (820 MT, +17%) were the second highest this year, and exports were also higher to Japan (3,820 MT, +3%), Hong Kong (340 MT, +11%), Indonesia (160 MT, +2%) and Guatemala (110 MT, +49%). Exports trended lower to South Korea (3,430 MT, -10%), China (2,290 MT, -8%), Mexico (1,230 MT, -5%) and the Philippines (120 MT, -61%).

Beef net sales reached a 2024 high of 22,470 MT, up 48% from the previous week and 38% above the previous four-week average. Sales to Korea (9,610 MT, +125% and including decreases of 700 MT) were the highest since January and the second highest this year, sales to Japan (5,240 MT, +61% and including decreases of 200 MT) were the highest since July, sales to Taiwan (2,480 MT, +51% and including decreases of 200 MT) were the highest since last April, sales to Hong Kong (440 MT, +40%) were the highest in eight weeks, and sales to the Philippines (190 MT, +51%) were the highest in seven weeks. Sales slowed to China (1,590 MT, -41% and including decreases of 300 MT), Mexico (1,110 MT, -26% and including decreases of 100 MT), Canada (1,030 MT, -25%), Indonesia (190 MT, -13%) and Guatemala (20 MT, -79%).

Pork exports totaled 36,210 MT, down 10% from the previous week and 5% below the previous four-week average. Exports to the Dominican Republic (1,120 MT, +39%) were the highest since February and were the third highest this year. Exports were also higher to Mexico (14,230 MT, +1%), Colombia (1,690 MT, +5%) and Nicaragua (190 MT, +2%). Exports were steady to China (3,550 MT) but trended lower to Korea (5,350 MT, -3%), Japan (4,820 MT, -12%), Canada (1,910 MT, -5%), Australia (750 MT, -45%), Honduras (620 MT, -29%), Chile (170 MT, -5%), the Philippines (460 MT, -9%), Guatemala (270 MT, -30%), Taiwan (130 MT, -18%), Vietnam (50 MT, -55%) and Hong Kong (20 MT, -52%).

Pork net sales were 33,580 MT, up 17% from the previous week and 6% above the previous four-week average. Sales to Mexico (21,600 MT, +38% and including decreases of 100 MT) and Nicaragua (400 MT, +12%) were the third highest this year, sales to Canada (1,320 MT and including decreases of 600 MT) were the highest in five weeks and were positive for the third week following corrections, and sales were also higher to Hong Kong (30 MT, +56%). Sales to Japan (4,170 MT and including decreases of 200 MT) were positive for the fourth week following corrections and sales to Australia (540 MT) and Taiwan (1 MT) were positive for the third week following two weeks of corrections. Sales to Guatemala (570 MT) and Chile (40 MT) were positive for the third week following corrections and sales to Vietnam (20 MT) were positive for the first week following corrections. Sales slowed to Colombia (1,060 MT, -23% and including decreases of 100 MT), Korea (920 MT, -78% and including decreases of 100 MT), China (720 MT, -78%), Honduras (530 MT, -34%), the Dominican Republic (520 MT, -28%) and the Philippines (480 MT, -5%).

Strong Pork Exports; Large Beef Sales to Canada and China

Beef exports for the week of April 12-18 were 13,820 MT, down 17% from the previous week and 5% below the previous four-week average. Exports to Mexico (1,500 MT, +19%) were the highest in five weeks, exports to Canada (860 MT, +37%) were the highest so far this year, exports to the Philippines (300 MT, +105%) were the second highest so far this year, and exports were also higher to Taiwan (1,040 MT, +9%) and Indonesia (170 MT, +20%). Exports trended lower to Korea (3,380 MT, -12%), Japan (3,130 MT, -18%), China (2,400 MT, -2%), and Guatemala (60 MT, -20%).

Beef net sales of 15,210 MT were down 14% from the previous week and 3% below the previous four-week average. Sales to Canada (2,000 MT, +88%) were the highest since September, sales to China (4,620 MT, +124% and including decreases of 200 MT) were the second highest so far this year, and sales were also higher to Mexico (1,550 MT, +13% and including decreases of 100 MT) and the Philippines (130 MT, +102%). Sales slowed to Japan (2,510 MT, -28% and including decreases of 200 MT), Korea (1,870 MT, -60% and including decreases of 500 MT), Taiwan (1,430 MT, -7%), Hong Kong (270 MT, -23%), Guatemala (50 MT, -47%), and Indonesia (30 MT, -84%).

Pork exports totaled 40,010 MT, down 4% from the previous week but 9% above the previous four-week average. Exports to Honduras (1,050 MT, +43%) were the second highest on record following a week of record high exports. Exports to Mexico (16,210 MT, +21%) and the Philippines (620 MT, +43%) were the second highest so far this year, exports to Canada (2,070 MT, +5%) and Colombia (2,000 MT, +25%) were the highest in ten weeks, and exports were also higher to the Dominican Republic (800 MT, +15%), Nicaragua (180 MT, +3%), and Taiwan (160 MT, +7%). Exports were steady to Japan (5,520 MT), Korea (5,370 MT), and Guatemala (340 MT), while exports trended lower to China (3,430 MT, -3%), Australia (950 MT, -32%), Vietnam (100 MT, -17%), Chile (60 MT, -74%), and Hong Kong (40 MT, -11%).

Pork net sales of 28,790 MT were up 32% from the previous week, but 25% below the previous four-week average. Sales to Guatemala (880 MT) were the sixth highest on record and were positive for the second week following corrections, sales to Nicaragua (940 MT, +583%) were the highest so far this year, and sales were also higher to Colombia (1,650 MT, +19%) and Hong Kong (40 MT, +95% and the highest in five weeks). Sales to Japan (4,220 MT and including decreases of 200 MT) were positive for the third week following corrections, sales to Australia (160 MT) and Taiwan (90 MT) were positive for the second week following two weeks of corrections, and sales to Canada (1,060 MT) and Chile (140 MT) were positive for the second week following corrections. Sales slowed to Mexico (11,310 MT, -46% and including decreases of 300 MT), Korea (3,290 MT, -19% and including decreases of 1,400 MT), China (2,380 MT, -16% and including decreases of 100 MT), the Dominican Republic (720 MT, -2%), Honduras (500 MT, -39%), and the Philippines (190 MT, -62%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to Vietnam (-2 MT).

Percent change is compared to the previous four-week average, unless otherwise noted.
Export is defined as an actual shipment from the U.S. to a foreign country.
Export sale is defined as a transaction entered into between a reporting exporter and a foreign buyer. Sales can be cancelled or adjusted in following weeks, thus “net” sales are reported as the difference between new sales and any cancellations or adjustments.
Due to the lapse in federal funding, a combined report was released for the six weeks from Jan. 10-Feb. 14, 2019. Averages are used for the weekly exports and weekly net sales for those weeks.