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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Holiday Week Sees Jump in Beef Sales; Other Results Trend Lower

Beef exports for the Labor Day holiday-shortened week of Sept. 4-10 totaled 9,880 MT, down 14% from the previous week and 18% below the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Taiwan (1,380 MT, +7%) and the Philippines (170 MT, +28%), and were the largest in 10 weeks to Singapore (110 MT, +143%), but trended lower to South Korea (3,290 MT, -8%), Japan (1,510 MT, -46%), Hong Kong (580 MT, -7%), China (390 MT, -36%), Canada (390 MT, -31%), Indonesia (100 MT, -31%), Guatemala (80 MT, -8%), the United Arab Emirates (50 MT, -8%), Vietnam (50 MT, -55%) and Chile (30 MT, -31%).

Beef net sales were 14,160 MT, up 65% from the previous week and 42% above the previous four-week average. Sales were the largest in six weeks to South Korea (6,090 MT, +168% and including decreases of 100 MT), the largest in seven weeks to Mexico (1,980 MT, +74%) and the largest in more than a year to the Philippines (780 MT, +212%), while also increasing to Taiwan (1,370 MT, +8%, including decreases of 100 MT), Hong Kong (1,260 MT, +59%, including decreases of 100 MT) and Singapore (70 MT, +4%). Positive sales were reported for the first week following corrections to Vietnam (90 MT) and Chile (30 MT). Sales trended lower to Japan (1,340 MT, -32%, including decreases of 300 MT), Canada (230 MT, -29%), China (210 MT, -77%), the UAE (50 MT, -69%) and Guatemala (20 MT, -90%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to Indonesia (-60 MT).

Pork exports totaled 27,590 MT, down 9% from the previous week and 6% below the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to China (2,690 MT, +4%), Canada (1,960 MT, +4%), Guatemala (480 MT, +41% and the highest in eight weeks), Hong Kong (40 MT, +55% and the highest in five weeks) and Vietnam (30 MT, +120%). Exports were modestly lower to Mexico (13,390 MT, -3%) and Korea (2,170 MT, -3%), but declined more significantly to Japan (2,900 MT, -22%), Colombia (1,490 MT, -23%), Honduras (650 MT, -15%), the Dominican Republic (480 MT, -27%), Nicaragua (210 MT, -11%), Costa Rica (200 MT, -29%), Australia (160 MT, -58%) and the Philippines (130 MT, -44%). No exports were reported to Taiwan, Chile, or Malaysia.

Pork net sales were 30,100 MT, up 10% from the previous week but 6% below the previous four-week average. Sales were the highest in five weeks to Japan (5,600 MT, +96% and including decreases of 200 MT) and Korea (4,000 MT, +103% and including decreases of 200 MT) and the largest since February to Taiwan (80 MT, +403%), while also increasing to China (2,510 MT, +16%, including decreases of 100 MT), Canada (1,790 MT, +46%, including decreases of 200 MT), Honduras (1,360 MT, +46% and the highest in six weeks) and Hong Kong (80 MT, +24%). Positive sales were reported for the fourth consecutive week following corrections to Malaysia (20 MT). Sales trended lower to Mexico (12,310 MT, -27%, including decreases of 600 MT), Colombia (950 MT, -51%), Guatemala (410 MT, -39%), the Dominican Republic (290 MT, -61%), Costa Rica (180 MT, -48%), Australia (100 MT, -88%), the Philippines (50 MT, -58%), Nicaragua (30 MT, -90%) and Chile (30 MT, -66%). No sales were reported to Vietnam. For 2027 delivery, net sales of 300 MT were reported for Japan.

Pork Exports Edge Higher; Slow Week for Pork and Beef Sales

Pork exports for the week of Aug. 28 through Sept. 3 totaled 30,190 MT, up 1% from the previous week and 2% above the previous four-week average. Exports were the highest in 15 weeks to South Korea (3,050 MT, +63%) and the highest since January to Canada (2,270 MT, +31%), while also increasing to Mexico (14,520 MT, +4%), Honduras (780 MT, +9%) and Australia (410 MT, +8%). Exports trended lower to Japan (3,220 MT, -16%), China (2,470 MT, -9%), Colombia (1,840 MT, -6%), the Dominican Republic (520 MT, -20%), Guatemala (290 MT, -22%), Nicaragua (230 MT, -7%), Costa Rica (150 MT, -56%), the Philippines (130 MT, -46%) and Hong Kong (10 MT, -95%). No exports were reported to Taiwan, Chile, Vietnam, or Malaysia.

Pork net sales were 27,440 MT, down 22% from the previous week and 20% below the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Mexico (16,580 MT, +2%, including decreases of 300 MT), Honduras (1,040 MT, +10%, including 100 MT switched from Guatemala), Australia (940 MT, +46%) and Taiwan (50 MT, +553% and the highest in 13 weeks), but trended lower to Japan (3,170 MT, -13%, including decreases of 200 MT), China (1,600 MT, -35%), Colombia (1,240 MT, -44%, including decreases of 300 MT), Canada (780 MT, -55%), the Dominican Republic (510 MT, -45%), Korea (440 MT, -85%), Guatemala (360 MT, -46%), Nicaragua (140 MT, -44%), Costa Rica (70 MT, -82%), Hong Kong (20 MT, -71%) and the Philippines (10 MT, -98%). No sales were reported to Chile, Vietnam, or Malaysia. For 2027 delivery, 1,400 MT were reported for Australia.

Beef exports totaled 11,520 MT, down 4% from the previous week and from the previous four-week average. Exports were the largest in 10 weeks to China (1,510 MT, +460%), while also increasing to Korea (3,600 MT, +2%), the Philippines (190 MT, +88%), Indonesia (170 MT, +35%), Guatemala (130 MT, +109% and the highest in 12 weeks), the United Arab Emirates (60 MT, +6%), Singapore (60 MT, +13%) and Chile (50 MT, +31%). Exports trended lower to Japan (2,230 MT, -23%), Mexico (1,150 MT, -14%), Taiwan (940 MT, -36%), Hong Kong (490 MT, -20%), Canada (320 MT, -54%) and Vietnam (70 MT, -42%).

Beef net sales were 8,580 MT, down 34% from the previous week and 25% below the previous four-week average. Sales were the highest in five weeks to Japan (3,170 MT, +65%) and in 10 weeks to China (1,570 MT, +110%), while also increasing to the Philippines (340 MT, +63%). But sales trended lower to Mexico (910 MT, -21%, including decreases of 300 MT), Korea (850 MT, -75%, including decreases of 1,900 MT), Hong Kong (670 MT, -26%, including decreases of 500 MT), Taiwan (230 MT, -84%), Canada (200 MT, -53%), Guatemala (110 MT, -15%), the UAE (100 MT, -27%), Singapore (60 MT, -31%) and Indonesia (10 MT, -85%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to Vietnam (-40 MT) and Chile (-20 MT). For 2027 delivery, 100 MT were reported for Japan.

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.