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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Slow Start to May for Exports and Sales

Pork exports for the week of May 1-7 totaled 35,180 MT, down 13% from the previous week and 6% below the previous four-week average. Exports were the largest on record to Nicaragua (560 MT, +81%) and trended higher to Japan (5,410 MT, +4%), China (3,720 MT, +9%), Colombia (2,080 MT, +12%), the Dominican Republic (1,660 MT, +40%), Guatemala (420 MT, +34%) and Costa Rica (380 MT, +30%). But these results were offset by lower shipments to Mexico (14,840 MT, -11%), South Korea (3,060 MT, -18%), Canada (1,280 MT, -21%), Honduras (700 MT, -14%), Australia (520 MT, -26%), the Philippines (60 MT, -82%) and Vietnam (30 MT, -27%). No exports were reported to Hong Kong or Taiwan.

Pork net sales were 20,960 MT, down 32% from the previous week and 36% below the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Japan (7,060 MT, +44%, including decreases of 300 MT), Canada (1,410 MT, +1%, including decreases of 400 MT), Costa Rica (100 MT, +21% and the highest in five weeks) and Hong Kong (20 MT, +114%). Positive sales were reported for the third consecutive week following corrections to Australia (90 MT) and the Philippines (80 MT). But sales trended lower to Mexico (6,080 MT, -60%, including decreases of 900 MT), Colombia (1,830 MT, -8%, including decreases of 100 MT), China (1,420 MT, -59%, including decreases of 100 MT), Korea (980 MT, -52%), the Dominican Republic (660 MT, -44%), Honduras (510 MT, -32%), Guatemala (270 MT, -42%) and Nicaragua (70 MT, -64%). No sales were reported to Vietnam or Taiwan.

Beef exports totaled 12,530 MT, down 12% from the previous week and 5% below the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Korea (4,310 MT, +2%), Canada (630 MT, +18%), Indonesia (300 MT, +134% and the highest in six weeks), Guatemala (140 MT, +188%), Singapore (110 MT, +35%), and the United Arab Emirates (50 MT, +16%). Exports trended lower to Japan (3,230 MT, -3%), Mexico (1,360 MT, -3%), Taiwan (960 MT, -13%), Hong Kong (950 MT, -25%), Vietnam (70 MT, -61%), the Philippines (70 MT, -62%) and Chile (30 MT, -34%). No exports were reported to China.

Beef net sales were 7,540 MT, down 25% from the previous week and 41% below the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Mexico (2,020 MT, +33%), Canada (760 MT, +51% and the highest in five weeks), Indonesia (290 MT, +112%), and Guatemala (90 MT, +12%). Positive sales were reported for the first week following corrections to Hong Kong (730 MT), Vietnam (70 MT), and the Philippines (40 MT). Sales trended lower to Korea (1,260 MT, -71%, including decreases of 500 MT), Taiwan (1,010 MT, -29%, including decreases of 200 MT), Japan (840 MT, -74%, including decreases of 600 MT), Singapore (80 MT, -2%), Chile (20 MT, -85%) and the UAE (5 MT, -90%). No sales were reported to China.

Exports Close April on High Note, but Slow Week for Sales

Beef exports for the week of April 24-30 totaled 14,210 MT, up 15% from the previous week and 10% above the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to South Korea (4,430 MT, +4%), Japan (3,560 MT, +5%), Hong Kong (1,440 MT, +23%), Taiwan (1,170 MT, +13%), Vietnam (160 MT, +13%) and Guatemala (80 MT, +52%). Exports to Canada (760 MT, +54%) and United Arab Emirates (90 MT, +155%) were the largest in 10 weeks and shipments to Singapore (120 MT, +103%) were the largest in 11 weeks. Exports were down slightly to Mexico (1,380 MT, -2%) and trended lower to the Philippines (120 MT, -37%), Indonesia (80 MT, -37%) and Chile (10 MT, -76%). No exports were reported to China.

Beef net sales were 10,010 MT, down 28% from the previous week and 32% below the previous four-week average. Sales were the highest since October to Taiwan (2,480 MT, +137%, including decreases of 100 MT) and increased to Mexico (1,670 MT, +22%, including decreases of 100 MT), Canada (720 MT, +38%), Indonesia (420 MT, +459% and the highest in 10 weeks), Singapore (170 MT, +156% and the highest in seven weeks), Chile (150 MT, +110% and the highest in 15 weeks) and Guatemala (100 MT, +24%). Positive sales were reported for the second consecutive week following corrections to the UAE (130 MT). Sales were lower to Japan (3,040 MT, -23%, including decreases of 3,000 MT) and Korea (830 MT, -85%, including decreases of 700 MT). No sales were reported to China. Corrections resulted in negative net sales to Hong Kong (-750 MT), the Philippines (-150 MT) and Vietnam (-120 MT).

Pork exports were the highest in 10 weeks at 40,370 MT, up 15% from the previous week and 12% above the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Mexico (17,740 MT, +12%), Japan (5,920 MT, +20% and the highest since April 2024), China (4,240 MT, +30% and the highest since June), Colombia (2,560 MT, +64% and the highest since June), Canada (1,830 MT, +14% and the highest in eight weeks), the Dominican Republic (1,310 MT, +17%), Honduras (940 MT, +13%), Guatemala (560 MT, +130% and the highest since November 2024), Costa Rica (480 MT, +110% and the highest in 14 weeks), Nicaragua (330 MT, +23%) and Malaysia (50 MT, +5%). Exports trended lower to Korea (3,040 MT, -26%), Australia (600 MT, -26%), Taiwan (30 MT, -49%) and Hong Kong (20 MT, -49%).

Pork net sales were 30,840 MT, down 33% from the previous week and 6% below the previous four-week average. Sales were the highest since September to the Dominican Republic (2,540 MT, +192%) and trended higher to Japan (6,110 MT, +42%, including decreases of 200 MT), Guatemala (570 MT, +7%) and Hong Kong (10 MT, +50%). Sales were unchanged to Honduras (780 MT) and positive sales were reported for the second consecutive week following corrections to Australia (650 MT). Sales trended lower to Mexico (14,840 MT, -3%, including decreases of 1,900 MT), Colombia (1,620 MT, -17%, including decreases of 200 MT), China (1,080 MT, -70%, including decreases of 100 MT), Korea (1,000 MT, -56%), Canada (820 MT, -43%), Nicaragua (80 MT, -80%), and Costa Rica (70 MT, -76%). No sales were reported to Malaysia or Taiwan.

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.