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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Korea Leads Largest Beef Sales Since 2024; Pork Exports Edge Higher

Beef exports for the week of Feb. 27 through March 5 totaled 11,430 MT, down 23% from the previous week and 14% below the previous four-week average. Exports were the largest in six weeks to Indonesia (120 MT, +250%) and increased to Vietnam (100 MT, +8%) and Guatemala (90 MT, +20%). But exports trended lower to South Korea (3,530 MT, -17%), Japan (3,260 MT, -10%), Mexico (1,130 MT, -21%), Taiwan (1,050 MT, -8%), Hong Kong (970 MT, -10%), Canada (580 MT, -14%), the Philippines (30 MT, -69%), Singapore (30 MT, -74%), the United Arab Emirates (20 MT, -71%) and Chile (10 MT, -76%). No exports were reported to China.

Beef net sales were the highest since August 2024 at 25,440 MT, up significantly from the previous week and 87% above the previous four-week average. Sales to Korea (11,580 MT, +165%, including decreases of 700 MT) were the largest since 2022 and sales to Japan (5,910 MT, +91%, including decreases of 3,200 MT) and Hong Kong (3,210 MT, +203%, including decreases of 100 MT) were the largest in six weeks and seven weeks, respectively. Sales also increased to Taiwan (1,250 MT, +13%, including decreases of 100 MT), the Philippines (690 MT, +207% and the highest since July) and Guatemala (180 MT, +670% and the highest since November), and positive sales were reported for the second consecutive week following corrections to Vietnam (330 MT) and for the fourth consecutive week following corrections to the UAE (30 MT). Sales trended lower to Mexico (1,030 MT, -34%, including decreases of 100 MT), Canada (320 MT, -53%), Indonesia (180 MT, -71%) and Singapore (30 MT, -65%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to Chile (-10 MT). No sales were reported to China.

Pork exports totaled 38,900 MT, up 3% from the previous week and 3% above the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Japan (5,080 MT, +6%), Korea (4,220 MT, +2%), China (3,660 MT, +11%), Canada (1,950 MT, +14% and the highest in five weeks), the Dominican Republic (1,180 MT, +25% and the highest in five weeks), Honduras (960 MT, +12% and the highest in six weeks), the Philippines (490 MT, +32% and the highest since July) and Chile (20 MT, +283%). Exports were down slightly to Mexico (17,030 MT, -2%) and trended lower to Colombia (1,660 MT, -13%), Australia (650 MT, -25%), Hong Kong (80 MT, -16%), Malaysia (20 MT, -66%) and Taiwan (10 MT, -94%). No exports were reported to Vietnam.

Pork net sales were 23,720 MT, down 34% from the previous week and 30% below the previous four-week average. Sales were the highest in five weeks to China (2,950 MT, +358%, including decreases of 100 MT) and in seven weeks to Honduras (1,120 MT, +34%), while also increasing to Korea (2,820 MT, +19%, including decreases of 400 MT), Colombia (1,970 MT, +3%, including 100 MT switched from the Dominican Republic and decreases of 300 MT), the Philippines (720 MT, +118%), Australia (480 MT, +23%) and Vietnam (70 MT, +300%). Positive sales were reported for the third consecutive week following corrections to Malaysia (90 MT). But sales were sharply lower to Mexico (5,180 MT, -70%, including decreases of 700 MT) while also declining to Japan (3,730 MT, -27%, including decreases of 500 MT), Canada (1,060 MT, -22%), the Dominican Republic (750 MT, -43%) and Taiwan (20 MT, -62%). No sales were reported to Hong Kong or Chile.

Korea Leads Strong Week for Beef Exports; Another Solid Week for Pork

Beef exports for the week of Feb. 20-26 were the largest in 10 weeks at 14,910 MT, up 12% from the previous week and 16% above the previous four-week average. Exports were the largest in eight weeks to South Korea (4,990 MT, +21%) and in 10 weeks to Hong Kong (1,450 MT, +63%), while also increasing to Japan (3,690 MT, +2%), Mexico (1,520 MT, +9%), Taiwan (1,190 MT, +2%), Canada (700 MT, +10%), Vietnam (160 MT, +125%) and Chile (30 MT, +56%). Exports trended lower to the Philippines (70 MT, -44%), Singapore (70 MT, -30%), Guatemala (70 MT, -17%), the United Arab Emirates (50 MT, -15%) and Indonesia (20 MT, -46%). No exports were reported to China.

Beef net sales were 11,160 MT, down 13% from the previous week and 29% below the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Mexico (1,660 MT, +16%, including decreases of 100 MT) and Taiwan (1,370 MT, +21%, including decreases of 100 MT). Positive net sales were reported for the third consecutive week following corrections to the UAE (30 MT) and Chile (20 MT), and for the first week following corrections to Vietnam (90 MT). Sales trended lower to Japan (3,320 MT, -14%, including decreases of 200 MT), Korea (2,350 MT, -59%, including decreases of 100 MT), Hong Kong (730 MT, -33%, including decreases of 200 MT), Canada (610 MT, -8%), Indonesia (120 MT, -79%), the Philippines (30 MT, -92%), Guatemala (20 MT, -39%) and Singapore (20 MT, -87%). No sales were reported to China.

Pork exports remained strong at 37,840 MT, down 8% from the previous week’s very large volume but steady with the previous four-week average. Exports were the largest since June to Japan (5,080 MT, +10%) and Colombia (2,330 MT, +43%) and the largest since September to the Philippines (400 MT, +19%). Exports also increased to Korea (4,380 MT, +10%), Hong Kong (130 MT, +77% and the highest in five weeks) and Chile (20 MT, +300%) and were unchanged to the Dominican Republic (1,010 MT) and Vietnam (20 MT). Exports trended slightly lower to Mexico (17,150 MT, -1%), China (3,110 MT, -5%) and Honduras (850 MT, -4%), while also declining to Canada (1,400 MT, -36%), Australia (520 MT, -39%), Malaysia (20 MT, -74%) and Taiwan (10 MT, -95%).

Pork net sales were 36,100 MT, down 15% from the previous week but 8% above the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Mexico (22,390 MT, +48%, including decreases of 400 MT), Korea (2,460 MT, +2%, including decreases of 200 MT), and Australia (620 MT, +164%). Positive net sales were reported for the second consecutive week following corrections to Malaysia (20 MT). Sales trended lower to Japan (3,830 MT, -26%, including decreases of 200 MT), Colombia (1,240 MT, -40%, including decreases of 200 MT), the Dominican Republic (640 MT, -53%), Honduras (450 MT, -50%), China (340 MT, -82%), Canada (270 MT, -89%), the Philippines (90 MT, -82%), Taiwan (50 MT, -9%), Hong Kong (20 MT, -5%) and Vietnam (20 MT, -7%). No sales were reported for Chile.

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.