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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Beef Adjustments; Pork Exports and Sales Trend Lower

Beef exports for the week of June 26 through July 2 totaled 14,490 MT, down 19% from the previous week but 2% above the previous four-week average. Exports were the largest in 12 months to Canada (1,050 MT, +44%) and the largest in 15 weeks to Japan (4,260 MT, +20%), while also increasing to South Korea (4,500 MT, +14%), Mexico (1,540 MT, +2%), Taiwan (1,310 MT, +2%), Singapore (130 MT, +25%), Chile (60 MT, +158% and the highest in 12 weeks) and the United Arab Emirates (50 MT, +17%). Exports trended lower to Hong Kong (740 MT, -24%), China (200 MT, -63%), Vietnam (150 MT, -16%), Indonesia (110 MT, -56%), Guatemala (70 MT, -12%) and the Philippines (20 MT, -79%).

Beef net sales were 13,980 MT, down 6% from the previous week and 12% below the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Japan (4,220 MT, +37% and the highest in 13 weeks, including decreases of 200 MT) and Indonesia (310 MT, +71%). Positive sales were reported for the third consecutive week following corrections to the UAE (890 MT and the highest since November) and for the first week following corrections to Chile (100 MT). Sales trended lower to Korea (3,240 MT, -39%, including decreases of 100 MT), Taiwan (1,350 MT, -30%, including decreases of 200 MT), Mexico (1,050 MT, -35%), Canada (420 MT, -42%), Hong Kong (410 MT, -47%), China (210 MT, -71%), the Philippines (120 MT, -7%), Singapore (70 MT, -18%), Vietnam (40 MT, -63%) and Guatemala (30 MT, -70%).

Export Adjustments: Accumulated exports of beef were adjusted down 113,998 MT, to Chile (38,067 MT), Italy (31,924 MT), Japan (18,397 MT), Hong Kong (11,114 MT), Switzerland (3,697 MT), Taiwan (2,319 MT), China (1,657 MT), the United Kingdom (1,652 MT), the United Arab Emirates (1,424 MT), Singapore (1,115 MT), Spain (814 MT), Mexico (607 MT), Korea (519 MT), Lebanon (345 MT), Saudi Arabia (209 MT) and Qatar (138 MT) for week ending June 25. These exports were reported in error. Thus, the corrected late reporting volumes from last week for this marketing year include: Chile (385 mt), Italy (322 mt), Japan (186 mt), HK (112 mt), Switzerland (37 mt), Taiwan (23 mt), UK (17 mt), UAE (14 mt), Singapore (11 mt) and Lebanon (3 mt). Adjustments were also made for Mexico, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Spain, but it appears those adjustments are separate from the late reporting from last week.

Last week’s report also included the same volumes of late reported net sales for Chile, Italy, Japan, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Taiwan, UK, UAE, Singapore, and Lebanon. These were reported in error and were adjusted in this report although that was not explicitly listed in the report text.

Pork exports totaled 30,180 MT, down 5% from the previous week and 6% below the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Honduras (720 MT, +4%), Costa Rica (440 MT, +90%), Australia (300 MT, +12%), Nicaragua (280 MT, +8%), Hong Kong (40 MT, +49%) and Taiwan (20 MT, +92%), and were unchanged to Vietnam (50 MT). Exports trended lower to Mexico (15,000 MT, -2%), Japan (4,180 MT, -11%), China (2,830 MT, -14%), Korea (1,930 MT, -14%), Colombia (1,610 MT, -10%), Canada (1,280 MT, -10%), the Dominican Republic (530 MT, -9%), Guatemala (360 MT, -19%), the Philippines (100 MT, -18%) and Chile (20 MT, -28%). No exports were reported to Malaysia.

Pork net sales were 17,720 MT, down 53% from the previous week and 32% below the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Japan (4,640 MT, +11%, including decreases of 100 MT) but trended lower to other main destination, including Mexico (7,460 MT, -23%, including decreases of 600 MT), Canada (1,290 MT, -15%, including decreases of 400 MT), Colombia (1,290 MT, -24%, including decreases of 200 MT), Korea (1,050 MT, -64%, including decreases of 300 MT), China (670 MT, -77%), Honduras (520 MT, -13%), the Dominican Republic (340 MT, -28%), Guatemala (110 MT, -69%), Taiwan (10 MT, -50%) and Hong Kong (10 MT, -79%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to Australia (-20 MT) and Nicaragua (-10 MT). No sales were reported to Costa Rica, the Philippines, Vietnam, Chile or Malaysia.

Late-Reported Results for Beef; Mexico and Korea Lead Pork Sales Rebound

Beef exports for the week of June 19-25 totaled 17,800 MT, up 36% from the previous week and 45% above the previous four-week average. Exports were the largest since December to Mexico (1,930 MT, +49%), the largest in five weeks to South Korea (4,730 MT, +32%) and the largest in 14 weeks to Japan (4,150 MT, +32%), while also increasing to China (1,850 MT, +2,352%), Hong Kong (940 MT, +4%) and Canada (740 MT, +5%). Exports trended lower to Taiwan (1,180 MT, -2%), Indonesia (210 MT, -8%), Singapore (80 MT, -40%), Vietnam (40 MT, -83%), Guatemala (30 MT, -61%), the United Arab Emirates (30 MT, -39%) and Chile (30 MT, -8%). No exports were reported to the Philippines.

Beef net sales were 14,900 MT, down 30% from the previous week but 12% above the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Korea (4,730 MT, +10%, including decreases of 200 MT), Taiwan (1,910 MT, +19%), China (1,790 MT, +467%), Mexico (1,580 MT, +5%) and Guatemala (210 MT, +470%). Positive sales were reported for the fourth consecutive week following corrections to Hong Kong (550 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), the Philippines (260 MT and the highest since March), the UAE (100 MT), Vietnam (30 MT), Indonesia (10 MT) and Singapore (10 MT). Sales trended lower to Japan (1,980 MT, -35%, including decreases of 400 MT) and Canada (220 MT, -71%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to Chile (-20 MT).

Late Reporting: For 2026, net sales and exports totaling 111,164 MT were reported late for Chile (38,452 MT), Italy (32,246 MT), Japan (18,583 MT), Hong Kong (11,226 MT), Switzerland (3,734 MT), Taiwan (2,342 MT), the United Kingdom (1,669 MT), the United Arab Emirates (1,438 MT), Singapore (1,126 MT) and Lebanon (348 MT). Note that the late reported volumes were the same for both net sales and exports for earlier this marketing year, meaning the reporter indicated that all those sales were already shipped out as exports.

NOTE: USMEF reached out to FAS regarding the unusually large volumes for the destinations that were reported late. FAS is currently following up on the issue, and we expect corrections in the next report. We will cover the details of any corrections next week. For reference, beef cut exports for the first half of the year have never exceeded 5,100 mt for Chile and 3,422 for Italy even at their record highs. These late reported volumes are not included in the weekly export and sales totals we reported above, as we wait for further clarity.

Pork exports totaled 31,800 MT, down 1% from the previous week but 1% above the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Mexico (15,380 MT, +4%), Korea (2,280 MT, +1%), Honduras (970 MT, +57%), Guatemala (570 MT, +42%), Costa Rica (340 MT, +80%), Chile (60 MT, +389%) and Taiwan (50 MT, +9,100%). Exports trended lower to Japan (4,590 MT, -5%), China (3,160 MT, -1%), Colombia (1,610 MT, -21%), Canada (1,240 MT, -13%), the Dominican Republic (420 MT, -33%), Australia (270 MT, -12%), Nicaragua (130 MT, -55%), the Philippines (70 MT, -53%), Hong Kong (30 MT, -2%) and Malaysia (20 MT, -24%). No exports were reported to Vietnam.

Pork net sales were 37,630 MT, up 44% from the previous week and the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Mexico (18,710 MT, +85%, including decreases of 400 MT), Korea (5,580 MT, +169% and the highest in 15 weeks, including decreases of 100 MT), China (5,280 MT, +35%, including decreases of 100 MT), the Dominican Republic (920 MT, +122%) and Hong Kong (30 MT, +3%), and were unchanged to Guatemala (390 MT). Positive sales were reported for the third consecutive week following corrections to Australia (1,470 MT), and for the second week to Nicaragua (350 MT), Costa Rica (180 MT), the Philippines (10 MT) and Vietnam (10 MT). Sales trended lower to Japan (1,470 MT, -68%, including decreases of 300 MT), Colombia (1,350 MT, -19%), Canada (980 MT, -32%) and Honduras (540 MT, -6%). No sales were reported to Chile, Taiwan, or Malaysia.

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.