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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NOTE: Reporting of weekly exports and sales statistics has resumed, after being suspended during the government shutdown. The most recent week available is summarized below. More recent weeks’ results will be reported as the data becomes available.

Thanksgiving Holiday Slows Exports; Beef Sales Shift Heavily to 2026 Delivery

Pork exports for the week of Nov. 21-27, which included the Thanksgiving holiday, totaled 27,090 MT, down 13% from the previous week and 14% below the previous four-week average. Exports increased to South Korea (3,410 MT, +5%) but trended lower to other top destinations including Mexico (13,020 MT, -9%), Japan (3,250 MT, -8%), China (2,060 MT, -30%), Canada (1,620 MT, -11%), Colombia (950 MT, -38%), the Dominican Republic (720 MT, -14%), Honduras (490 MT, -37%), Australia (350 MT, -29%), the Philippines (190 MT, -13%), Taiwan (70 MT, -23%), Hong Kong (60 MT, -24%) and Chile (50 MT, -25%). No exports were reported to Malaysia or Vietnam.

In addition to being impacted by the holiday, net sales for pork and beef have increasingly shifted to 2026 delivery, making week-to-week comparisons more difficult. Pork net sales for 2025 delivery totaled 30,650 MT, down 32% from the previous week and 4% below the previous four-week average. Sales were the highest since 2023 to Korea (10,000 MT, +163%) and increased to Hong Kong (90 MT, +19%). Positive sales were reported to the Dominican Republic (260 MT) for the third consecutive week following a week of corrections. But sales trended lower to Mexico (12,430 MT, -6%), Japan (2,620 MT, -29%), Canada (1,560 MT, -5%), Colombia (1,410 MT, -24%), China (1,290 MT, -41%), Australia (280 MT, -74%), Honduras (180 MT, -69%), and Malaysia (40 MT, -20%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales for the Philippines (-10 MT), Chile (-10 MT) and Taiwan (-10 MT). No net sales were reported for Vietnam. For 2026 delivery, 2,350 MT of sales were reported, including sales for Korea (2,360 MT), Colombia (940 MT), Costa Rica (90 MT), Panama (50 MT), Nicaragua (40 MT), Guatemala (20 MT) and El Salvador (20 MT). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to Mexico (−20 MT), New Zealand (−50 MT), Japan (−50 MT), and China (−1,070 MT).

Beef exports totaled 10,870 MT, down 45% from the previous week and 21% below the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Japan (3,650 MT, +23%), Hong Kong (1,200 MT, +31%) and Guatemala (50 MT, +10%), but trended lower to Korea (2,900 MT, -27%), Mexico (740 MT, -32%), Taiwan (710 MT, -39%), Indonesia (330 MT, -56%), Canada (320 MT, -47%), the Philippines (90 MT, -5%), the United Arab Emirates (80 MT, -90%), Singapore (50 MT, -39%), Vietnam (30 MT, -72%) and Chile (20 MT, -93%). No exports were reported to China.

Beef net sales for 2025 delivery were just 1,910 MT, down 89% from the previous week and 83% below the previous four-week average. This was due in large part to corrections that resulted in negative net sales to Korea (-1,860 MT), Vietnam (-90 MT), Hong Kong (-70 MT), the Philippines (-40 MT) and Chile (-10 MT). Sales were higher to Canada (780 MT, +54%) and were the second largest of the year to Guatemala (320 MT, +648%), but trended lower to Japan (1,430 MT, -41%), Mexico (545 MT, -40%), Taiwan (320 MT, -76%), Indonesia (55 MT, -92%), the UAE (40 MT, -95%) and Singapore (30 MT, -68%). No net sales were reported to China. Beef sales shifted heavily to 2026 delivery, with 12,090 MT reported. This included sales to Korea (8,210 MT), Japan (1,450 MT), Hong Kong (1,440 MT), Taiwan (380 MT), Mexico (270 MT), Guatemala (150 MT), Vietnam (60 MT), the Philippines (40 MT), Peru (30 MT), Singapore (20 MT), Costa Rica (20 MT) and the UAE (10 MT).

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.