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 Strong Rebound for Pork Sales; Beef Sales also Higher

Pork exports for the week of Aug. 15-21 totaled 25,600 MT, down 10% from the previous week and 7% below the previous four-week average. Exports were slightly higher to Mexico (12,610 MT, +1%), while also increasing to Taiwan (110 MT, +822% and the highest in seven weeks), Chile (70 MT, +349%), Hong Kong (60 MT, +34%) and Vietnam (50 MT, up significantly). But shipments trended lower to Japan (2,920 MT, -19%), South Korea (2,400 MT, -5%), China (2,270 MT, -11%), Canada (1,020 MT, -19%), Colombia (990 MT, -35%), Australia (930 MT, -1%), Honduras (530 MT, -9%), the Philippines (330 MT, -15%), the Dominican Republic (230 MT, -41%), Guatemala (230 MT, -9%), Nicaragua (120 MT, -22%), Costa Rica (110 MT, -24%) and Cuba (20 MT, -56%).

Pork net sales were the fifth highest of the year at 42,400 MT, up noticeably from the previous week and 53% above the previous four-week average. Sales were the third highest this year to Mexico (26,680 MT, +166% and including decreases of 400 MT), while sales to other Latin American markets were also very strong, including for Colombia (3,420 MT, +101% and the highest since March, including decreases of 100 MT), the Dominican Republic (1,430 MT, +326% and the highest since April), Guatemala (1,380 MT, +449% and the highest since 2019), Costa Rica (1,210 MT, up significantly and the highest since 2016) and Nicaragua (850 MT, up significantly and the highest since January). Sales also increased to Canada (1,350 MT, +4%), Australia (740 MT, +179%) and the Philippines (510 MT, +22%). Sales to Hong Kong (50 MT) were positive for the second week following corrections. Sales slowed to Japan (2,540 MT, -47% and including decreases of 200 MT), China (1,000 MT, -71%), Korea (350 MT, -90%), Honduras (60 MT, -93%) and Vietnam (1 MT, -97%). No sales were reported to Chile for the second consecutive week, and corrections resulted in negative net sales to Cuba (-50 MT) and Taiwan (-2 MT).

Beef exports totaled 11,500 MT, up 4% from the previous week but still 6% below the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Korea (3,610 MT, +12% and the highest in seven weeks) and Taiwan (1,190 MT, +12%), but trended lower to Japan (3,530 MT, -7%), Mexico (970 MT, -29%), Canada (810 MT, -8%), Hong Kong (540 MT, -21%), the Philippines (110 MT, -66%), Vietnam (90 MT, -8%), UAE (70 MT, -9%) and Guatemala (40 MT, -60%). No exports were reported to China (for the third consecutive week) or to Indonesia.

Beef net sales were 13,600 MT, up 34% from the previous week and 40% above the previous four-week average. Sales to Japan (7,660 MT, +127% and including decreases of 100 MT) were the highest since April and the third highest this year, while sales to the United Arab Emirates (260 MT, +129%) were the highest since January. Sales also increased slightly to Taiwan (910 MT, +1% and including decreases of 100 MT). Sales to Hong Kong (1,190 MT, including decreases of 100 MT) reached the fifth highest level this year and were positive for the third week following corrections, and sales to Mexico (960 MT, including decreases of 100 MT) were positive for the second week following corrections. Sales slowed to Korea (1,540 MT, -16% and including decreases of 400 MT), Canada (380 MT, -47%), the Philippines (70 MT, -82%), Guatemala (70 MT, -42%) and Vietnam (50 MT, -66%). No sales were reported to China (for the second consecutive week) or to Indonesia.

Solid Week for Pork Exports; Other Results Trend Lower

Pork exports for the week of Aug. 8-14 totaled 28,600 MT, up 6% from the previous week and 4% above the previous four-week average. Exports to Honduras (780 MT, +56%) were the highest in eight weeks, and exports also increased to Mexico (12,800 MT, +4%), Japan (3,890 MT, +6%), Colombia (1,800 MT, +28%), Canada (1,390 MT, +9%), Australia (1,050 MT, +29%), the Philippines (460 MT, +22%) and Hong Kong (60 MT, +78%). Exports trended lower to China (2,500 MT, -6%), South Korea (2,350 MT, -6%), the Dominican Republic (440 MT, -9%), Nicaragua (150 MT, -2%), Guatemala (130 MT, -50%), Chile (20 MT, -32%) and Taiwan (10 MT, -46%). No exports were reported to Vietnam.

Pork sales were 19,200 MT, down 9% from the previous week and 29% below the previous four-week average. Sales were the highest in eight weeks to Korea (4,030 MT, +51% and including decreases of 500 MT) and the highest since early May to Canada (1,950 MT, +54% and including decreases of 200 MT). Sales also increased to the Dominican Republic (510 MT, +41%), Taiwan (120 MT, +189% and the highest since May) and Nicaragua (60 MT, +9%). Sales to Australia (770 MT and the highest in seven weeks) and China (280 MT) were positive for the fourth week following corrections, and sales to Hong Kong (100 MT) were positive following one week of corrections. Sales of 70 MT were reported to Vietnam this week following two weeks of no sales. Sales slowed to Mexico (5,300 MT, -49% and including decreases of 700 MT), Japan (2,600 MT, -45% and including decreases of 100 MT), Colombia (1,750 MT, -14% and including decreases of 100 MT), Honduras (670 MT, -20%), the Philippines (200 MT, -49%) and Guatemala (160 MT, -27%). No sales were reported to Chile.

Beef exports totaled 11,100 MT, down 3% from the previous week and 12% below the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Taiwan (1,230 MT, +13%), Hong Kong (760 MT, +23% and the highest since early May), Guatemala (120 MT, +40%), Vietnam (120 MT, +45% and the highest in seven weeks) and Colombia (60 MT, up significantly and the highest in nine weeks). Exports trended lower to Japan (3,710 MT, -1%), Korea (2,500 MT, -28%), Mexico (1,060 MT, -27%), Canada (670 MT, -29%) and the United Arab Emirates (60 MT, -21%). No exports were reported to China or Indonesia for the second consecutive week.

Beef net sales were 10,100 MT, up noticeably from the previous week’s low volume but still 11% below the previous four-week average. Sales to Hong Kong (2,390 MT, including decrease of 100 MT) were positive following a week of corrections and reached the highest level since November 2023. Sales to the Philippines (430 MT, +52%) were the second highest since 2022, trailing only the large total reported three weeks ago. Sales were also sharply higher to Taiwan (1,410 MT, +52% and including decreases of 100 MT), the UAE (250 MT, +373% and the highest since January) and Guatemala (170 MT, +69%), and sales were positive to both Mexico (560 MT, including decreases of 100 MT) and Colombia (80 MT) following a week of corrections. Sales slowed to Japan (2,530 MT, -24% and including decreases of 100 MT), Korea (1,600 MT, -57% and including decreases of 700 MT), Canada (420 MT, -51%), the Philippines (110 MT, -73%) and Vietnam (40 MT, -75%). No sales were reported to China or Indonesia.

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.