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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Mexico Leads Beef and Pork Sales Rebound; Exports Trend Lower

Beef exports for the week of May 2-8 totaled 13,640 MT, down 10% from the previous week and 7% below the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Mexico (1,470 MT, +11%), Taiwan (1,330 MT, +9%), Hong Kong (920 MT, +60%), Philippines (210 MT, +6%) and Vietnam (120 MT, +36%), but trended lower to South Korea (4,770 MT, -10%), Japan (3,850 MT, -5%), Canada (440 MT, -43%), China (20 MT, -97%) and Guatemala (20 MT, -61%). No exports were reported to Indonesia.

Beef net sales rebounded to 14,600 mt, up 91% from the previous week’s low total and 21% above the previous four-week average, despite minimal sales to China (20 MT). Sales were the largest in 10 months to Mexico (2,580 MT, +102%), the largest since February to Taiwan (1,450 MT, +29%) and the largest since January to the Philippines (560 MT, +366%). Sales also increased to Korea (4,510 MT, +44%, including decreases of 400 MT) and Canada (1,220 MT, +28%), and sales were positive Vietnam (70 MT) following a week of corrections and to Guatemala (110 MT) for the third week following a week of corrections. Sales slowed to Japan (3,420 MT, -32%, including decreases of 200 MT) and Hong Kong (25 MT, -98%). There were no sales reported to Indonesia.

Pork exports totaled 26,490 MT, up 4% from the previous week but 3% below the previous four-week average. Exports were higher the highest in six weeks to Mexico (11,990 MT, +12%) and shipments also increased to Colombia (1,785 MT, +2%), Canada (1,250 MT, +25%), Dominican Republic (1,010 MT, +95%), Australia (870 MT, +26%), Guatemala (360 MT, +5%), Taiwan (120 MT, +40%) and Chile (50 MT, +292%, and the highest in nine weeks). Exports trended lower to Japan (4,130 MT, -7%), Korea (3,070 MT, -33%), Honduras (550 MT, -34%), Nicaragua (160 MT, -27%), Philippines (100 MT, -60%) and Hong Kong (10 MT, -71%). No exports were reported to China or Vietnam.

Pork net sales were 24,620 MT, up 2% from the previous week and 16% above the previous four-week average, despite no sales reported to China. Sales increased to Mexico (10,570 MT, +14%, including decreases of 200 MT), Canada (2,840 MT, +93%), Colombia (2,340 MT, +59%, and the highest since February, including decreases of 100 MT), Chile (1,000 MT, up significantly, and the highest since August 2024) and Honduras (960 MT, +79%). Sales were positive to both Guatemala (90 MT), and Hong Kong (60 MT) following a week of corrections. Sales slowed to Japan (3,550 MT, -30%, including decreases of 200 MT), Korea (780 MT, -69%), Australia (560 MT, -47%), Dominican Republic (410 MT, -42%), Vietnam (160 MT, -54%), Philippines (120 MT, -67%), Nicaragua (40 MT, -58%) and Taiwan (20 MT, -68%).

Corrections for China Hit Weekly Beef Sales

Beef exports for the week of April 25 through May 1 totaled 15,120 MT, down 4% from the previous week but 3% above the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Japan (4,400 MT, +11%), Mexico (1,360 MT, +7%), Taiwan (1,330 MT, +18%), Hong Kong (1,000 MT, +120%, and the highest since August 2022), Canada (720 MT, +1%), and Vietnam (95 MT, +19%). Exports were lower to South Korea (5,160 MT, -5%), Philippines (150 MT, -24%), China (80 MT, -91%) and Guatemala (70 MT, -9%). No exports were reported to Indonesia.

Beef net sales were 7,640 MT, down 41% from the previous week and 42% below the previous four-week average, largely due to corrections that resulted in negative net sales to China (-5,500 MT). Sales also slowed to Korea (1,940 MT, -50%, including decreases of 400 MT), Taiwan (1,030 MT, -7%, including decreases of 100 MT), Mexico (870 MT, -35%, including decreases of 100 MT), Canada (570 MT, -34%) and the Philippines (70 MT, -43%). But sales to Japan (6,560 MT, +55%, including decreases of 200 MT) were the third highest this year, and sales to Hong Kong (1,390 MT, +74%, including decreases of 100 MT) were the highest since November 2023. Sales were positive to Guatemala (55 MT) for the second week following a week of corrections. There were no sales reported to Indonesia and corrections resulted in negative net sales to Vietnam (-1 MT).

Pork exports totaled 25,570 MT, down 1% from the previous week and 10% below the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Mexico (11,010 MT, +1%), Canada (1,020 MT, +2%), Australia (880 MT, +26%), Philippines (220 MT, +1%), Taiwan (150 MT, +97%, and the highest since June 2024) and Vietnam (50 MT, the first reported exports in five weeks), and were steady to Guatemala (330 MT). Exports were down slightly to Japan (4,410 MT, -1%) and Colombia (1,770 MT, -1%) and trended lower to Korea (3,455 MT, -28%), Honduras (780 MT, -8%), Dominican Republic (515 MT, -12%), Nicaragua (160 MT, -24%), China (20 MT, -98%) and Hong Kong (3 MT, -95%). No exports were reported to Chile.

Pork net sales were 24,230 MT, down 30% from the previous week but 14% above the previous four-week average. Sales increased to Mexico (9,900 MT, +10%, including decreases of 2,100 MT), Korea (2,980 MT, +17%, including decreases of 200 MT), Australia (1,520 MT, +35%), Vietnam (860 MT, +534%, and the highest since March 2024), Philippines (360 MT, +17%) and Chile (30 MT, +42%). Sales were positive to both Canada (1,770 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), and Taiwan (70 MT) for the fourth week following a week of corrections. Sales were positive to China (75 MT) following two consecutive weeks of corrections. Sales slowed to Japan (3,510 MT, -31%, including decreases of 100 MT), Colombia (1, 100 MT, -37%), Honduras (505 MT, -29%), Dominican Republic (420 MT, -51%) and Nicaragua (130 MT, -29%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to Denmark (-70 MT), Hong Kong (-50 MT) and Guatemala (-40 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.