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.
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).
Exports to Japan Headline 2024 High for Beef and Strong Week for Pork
Beef exports for the week of April 5-11 reached a 2024 high of 16,700 MT, up 21% from the previous week and 20% above the previous four-week average. Exports to Japan (4,740 MT, +33%) were the highest since April 2023, exports to Korea (4,600 MT, +25%) were the highest in five weeks and exports to China (2,790 MT, +15%) were the highest in nine weeks and the second highest this year. Exports to the Philippines (370 MT, +269%) were the highest in more than a year and shipments also trended higher to Mexico (1,370 MT, +6%), Canada (670 MT, +12%), Indonesia (170 MT, +14%) and Guatemala (100 MT, +33%). Exports were lower to Taiwan (940 MT, -1%) and Hong Kong (300 MT, -13%).
Beef net sales were 17,750 MT, up 30% from the previous week and 27% above the previous four-week average. Sales to China (3,570 MT, +111% and including decreases of 100 MT) were the highest in nine weeks, sales to Taiwan (2,070 MT, +73% and including decreases of 100 MT) were the highest in five weeks and the second highest this year, sales to Mexico (1,770 MT, +71% and including decreases of 100 MT) were the highest in eight weeks and sales to the Philippines (160 MT, +203%) were the highest in five weeks. Sales were also higher to Korea (5,430 MT, +24% and including decreases of 400 MT) and Hong Kong (400 MT, +26%), while sales slowed to Japan (2,800 MT, -14% and including decreases of 300 MT), Canada (680 MT, -32%), Indonesia (120 MT, -36%) and Guatemala (30 MT, -66%).
Pork exports totaled 41,720 MT, up 18% from the previous week and 22% above the previous four-week average. When excluding catch-up reporting, exports to Japan (6,530 MT, +30%) and Honduras (1,060 MT, +94%) were the highest on record and exports to Korea (5,550 MT, +6%) were the sixth highest on record. Exports to Mexico (16,230 MT, +34%) were the highest this year, while exports to Australia (1,660 MT, +28%) and Guatemala (510 MT, +100% and the highest in nine weeks) were the second highest this year. Exports were also higher to China (3,610 MT, +7% and the highest in five weeks), the Philippines (510 MT, +45% and the highest in eight weeks), Chile (340 MT, +94% and the highest in seven weeks), Taiwan (160 MT, +3%), Vietnam (140 MT, +25%), and Hong Kong (70 MT, +82% and the highest in five weeks). Exports trended lower to Canada (1,940 MT, -1%), Colombia (1,400 MT, -15%), the Dominican Republic (700 MT, -10%) and Nicaragua (180 MT, -17%).
Pork net sales were 21,830 MT, down 54% from the previous week and 47% below the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to China (2,970 MT, +23% and including decreases of 100 MT), Colombia (1,420 MT, +15% and including decreases of 100 MT), Honduras (890 MT, +23%), the Dominican Republic (850 MT, +8%), the Philippines (500 MT, +16%) and Nicaragua (130 MT, +23%). Sales to Japan (2,940 MT and including decreases of 200 MT) were positive for the second week following corrections. Sales to Australia (630 MT) and Taiwan (240 MT) were positive for the first week following two weeks of corrections. Sales to Chile (300 MT and the highest since January), Canada (470 MT), Guatemala (180 MT) and Vietnam (1 MT) were positive for the first week following corrections. Sales slowed to Mexico (8,490 MT, -60% and including decreases of 300 MT), Korea (1,240 MT, -71% and including decreases of 400 MT) and Hong Kong (20 MT, -43%).
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.