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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Post-Labor Day Rebound for Exports and Beef Sales

Beef exports for the week of Sept. 5-11 totaled 13,200 MT, up 52% from the previous (holiday-shortened) week and 23% above the previous four-week average. This total included late reporting for Indonesia and the Philippines. Exports were higher to Japan (4,040 MT, +19%), South Korea (3,160 MT, +11%), Mexico (1,560 MT, +55%), Hong Kong (960 MT, +30%), the Philippines (470 MT – including 130 MT late reporting, +116% and, when accounting for the late reporting, the third highest volume this year), Canada (810 MT, +29%), Indonesia (220 MT of late reporting, up from 0 MT in previous weeks), United Arab Emirates (80 MT, +100%), Singapore (80 MT, +31%) and Peru (40 MT, +187%). Exports were lower to Taiwan (1,100 MT, -4%), Vietnam (90 MT, -22%) and Guatemala (40 MT, -39%). No exports were reported to China.

Beef net sales were 15,800 MT, up 31% from the previous week and 21% above the previous four-week average. This total also included late reporting for Indonesia and the Philippines. Sales to Korea (8,030 MT, +316% and including decreases of 300 MT) were the highest in eight weeks and the fourth highest this year, while sales to Indonesia (1,630 MT – including 220 MT late reporting) were the highest since 2021. This was the first time since February that sales were reported to Indonesia for two consecutive weeks. Sales also increased to Mexico (1,670 MT, +56% and including decreases of 300 MT), Canada (1,240 MT, +200% and the highest in seven weeks) and the Philippines (180 MT – including 130 MT late reporting, +115%), and were positive to Peru (100 MT) following a week of corrections. Sales slowed to Taiwan (970 MT, -31%), Hong Kong (720 MT, -59%), Japan (440 MT, -90%), UAE (110 MT, -32%), Guatemala (90 MT, -8%), Singapore (30 MT, -71%) and Vietnam (20 MT, -83%). No sales were reported to China, and corrections resulted in negative net sales to the United Kingdom (-80 MT). For 2026 delivery, net sales of 440 MT were reported for Japan.

Pork exports totaled 29,400 MT, up 26% from the previous week and 13% above the previous four-week average. Exports to Mexico (14,530 MT, +18%), Canada (1,660 MT, +32%) and Honduras (920 MT, +52%) were all the largest since mid-June, and exports also increased to Japan (4,060 MT, +21% and the highest in eight weeks), China (2,770 MT, +19%), Colombia (1,550 MT, +1%), Guatemala (280 MT, +53% and the highest in seven weeks), Hong Kong (80 MT, +63%) and Vietnam (30 MT, +29%). Exports trended lower to Korea (1,890 MT, -13%), the Philippines (380 MT, -6%), the Dominican Republic (320 MT, -1%), Australia (260 MT, -59%), El Salvador (130 MT, -7%), Chile (20 MT, -21%) and Taiwan (20 MT, -46%).

Pork net sales were 22,000 MT, up 27% from the previous week but 14% below the previous four-week average. Sales to Japan (6,590 MT, +241% and including decreases of 200 MT) were the highest in seven weeks and the fourth highest this year. Sales were also higher to China (3,030 MT, +16%), Honduras (820 MT, +1%) and Chile (380 MT, +364% and the highest since May), but slowed to Mexico (6,210 MT, -47% and including decreases of 500 MT), Colombia (1,380 MT, -8% and including decreases of 300 MT), Canada (1,300 MT, -16% and including decreases of 300 MT), Korea (860 MT, -46%), the Dominican Republic (490 MT, -33%), Australia (280 MT, -51%), Hong Kong (100 MT, -1%), El Salvador (100 MT, -49%), Guatemala (90 MT, -82%), the Philippines (90 MT, -72%) and Taiwan (1 MT, -97%). No sales were reported to Vietnam.

Holiday-Shortened Week Slow for Exports and Pork Sales

Beef exports for Aug. 29 through Sept. 4, which included the Labor Day holiday, totaled 8,700 MT were down 25% from the previous week and 24% below the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Vietnam (120 MT, +7%) and Singapore (60 MT, +31%), but trended lower to most main destinations including Japan (2,800 MT, -24%), South Korea (2,530 MT, -18%), Taiwan (960 MT, -18%), Mexico (780 MT, -32%), Hong Kong (530 MT, -27%), Canada (400 MT, -42%), the Philippines (80 MT, -65%) and Guatemala (20 MT, -77%). No exports were reported to China or Indonesia.

Beef net sales were 12,100 MT, down 27% from the previous week but 8% above the previous four-week average. Sales to Indonesia (910 MT) were reported for the first time since February, and the sales volume was the highest in just over a year. Sales to Hong Kong (1,930 MT, +50% and including decrease of 100 MT) reached the second highest level since 2023. Sales also increased to Korea (2,400 MT, +18% and including decreases of 300 MT), Mexico (940 MT, +37% and including decreases of 100 MT), Canada (600 MT, +102%) and Vietnam (150 MT, +75%). Sales slowed to Japan (3,410 MT, -26% and including decreases of 300 MT), Taiwan (920 MT, -23% and including decreases of 100 MT), Singapore (90 MT, -8%), Guatemala (30 MT, -64%) and the Philippines (30 MT, -84%). No sales were reported to China.

Pork exports totaled 23,400 MT, down 12% from the previous week and 13% below the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Colombia (1,700 MT, +17%), Canada (1,310 MT, +8%), Honduras (600 MT, +9%), the Philippines (400 MT, +9%) and Nicaragua (130 MT, +28%), but trended lower to Mexico (11,150 MT, -13%), Japan (2,940 MT, -16%), China (2,070 MT, -13%), Korea (2,000 MT, -11%), the Dominican Republic (290 MT, -13%), Australia (140 MT, -85%), Guatemala (140 MT, -34%), Hong Kong (40 MT, -3%), Vietnam (20 MT, -8%) and Taiwan (3 MT, -92%). No exports were reported to Chile.

Pork net sales were 17,300 MT, down 27% from the previous week and 35% below the previous four-week average. Sales to Honduras (1,480 MT, +101%) were the highest since February, and sales to China (8,230 MT, including decreases of 100 MT) were the highest in five weeks. Sales to Hong Kong (200 MT) were positive for the fourth week following corrections and reached the third highest volume this year. However, sales slowed to most other main markets including Mexico (4,740 MT, -59% and including decreases of 700 MT), Canada (770 MT, -49% and including decreases of 200 MT), Japan (320 MT, -91% and including decreases of 4,600 MT), the Dominican Republic (280 MT, -61%), Colombia (280 MT, -85%), the Philippines (230 MT, -48%), Guatemala (230 MT, -57%), Korea (130 MT, -95%), Nicaragua (70 MT, -75%), Chile (20 MT, -73%), Taiwan (20 MT, -26%), Australia (10 MT, -99%) and Vietnam (1 MT, -94%).

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.