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 weeks available are summarized below. More recent weeks’ results will be reported as the data becomes available.

Early October Pork Exports Fairly Steady; Other Results Trend Lower

Beef exports for the week of Oct. 2-9 totaled 12,600 MT, down 3% from the previous week and 2% below the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to South Korea (3,600 MT, +9%), Taiwan (1,400 MT, +21% and the highest since May), Chile (180 MT, +209% and the highest since 2022), Singapore (130 MT, +42%) and the United Arab Emirates (130 MT, +54% and the highest in 10 weeks). Exports were steady to Indonesia (400 MT) but trended lower to Japan (3,200 MT, -13%), Mexico (1,230 MT, -13%), Canada (850 MT, -7%), Hong Kong (620 MT, -21%), the Philippines (110 MT, -49%), Vietnam (100 MT, -7%), Guatemala (50 MT, -24%) and Colombia (20 MT, -60%). No exports were reported to China.

Beef net sales were 12,620 MT, down 33% from the previous week and 13% below the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Mexico (1,760 MT, +20%), Hong Kong (910 MT, +52%), Singapore (100 MT, +31%) and the Philippines (80 MT, +21%). Exports to Chile (20 MT) were positive for the fourth week following a week of corrections. Sales trended lower to Korea (4,350 MT, −27%), Japan (2,200 MT, −7%), Taiwan (1,120 MT, −29%), Canada (890 MT, −8%), Indonesia (260 MT, −53%), UAE (90 MT, −8%), Guatemala (60 MT, −31%), Vietnam (20 MT, −57%) and Colombia (−3 MT, −105%). Sales were reported to China (10 MT) for the first time since July. For 2026 delivery, sales were reported for Taiwan (200 MT) and Canada (20 MT).

Pork exports totaled 28,510 MT, down 2% from the previous week but 1% above the previous four-week average. Exports to Korea (2,790 MT, +34%), El Salvador (230 MT, +64%) and New Zealand (190 MT, +154%) were the largest since July, while exports also increased to Japan (4,000 MT, +3%), Honduras (800 MT, +28%), the Dominican Republic (730 MT, +7%), Guatemala (360 MT, +2%), Australia (280 MT, +16%) and Panama (50 MT, +42%). Exports trended lower to Mexico (12,330 MT, −5%), China (2,610 MT, −6%), Canada (1,660 MT, −2%), Colombia (1,470 MT, −9%), the Philippines (370 MT, −4%), Malaysia (50 MT, −55%), Taiwan (20 MT, −49%) and Hong Kong (10 MT, −75%). No exports were reported to Vietnam.

Pork net sales were 28,700 MT, down 12% from the previous week and 13% below the previous four-week average. Sales increased to Japan (5,000 MT, +17%), Guatemala (450 MT, +32%), the Philippines (250 MT, +33%), El Salvador (150 MT, +34%), Panama (100 MT, +463% and the highest since June), Taiwan (100 MT, +112%), Hong Kong (80 MT, +38%), Malaysia (20 MT, +95%) and Colombia (1,490 MT, +6%). Sales slowed for Mexico (13,780 MT, −15%), China (1,710 MT, −38%), Canada (1,420 MT, −17%), Korea (1,500 MT, −49%), Dominican Republic (710 MT, −31%), Honduras (540 MT, −9%), Australia (180 MT, −69%) and New Zealand (20 MT, -44%). No sales were reported for Vietnam. For 2026 delivery, 580 MT of sales were reported, primarily for Japan (240 MT), Korea (190 MT) and Mexico (100 MT).

Taiwan Leads Strong Week for Beef; Pork Exports also Higher

Beef exports for the week of Sept. 26 through Oct. 2 totaled 13,000 MT, up 3% from the previous week and 11% above the previous four-week average. Exports to Taiwan (1,380 MT, +31%) were the largest since July) and shipments were also higher to Japan (3,620 MT, +5%), South Korea (3,550 MT, +17%), Canada (860 MT, +7%), Indonesia (410 MT, +39%), Vietnam (180 MT, +102%), Guatemala (130 MT, +235%), United Arab Emirates (120 MT, +123%) and Singapore (120 MT, +55%). Exports were steady to Hong Kong (740 MT) but trended lower to Mexico (1,251 MT, –4%), Colombia (20 MT, –53%) and the Philippines (87 MT, –60%). No exports were reported to China.

Beef net sales were 18,850 MT, up 24% from the previous week and 46% above from the previous four-week average. Sales to Taiwan (2,650 MT, +129%) were the highest since 2021 and sales were also higher to Korea (7,270 MT, +54%), Japan (4,450 MT, +73%), Mexico (1,450 MT, +9%), Hong Kong (970 MT, +15%), Guatemala (190 MT, +290%) and Singapore (90 MT, +22%). Sales slowed to Canada (690 MT, –27%), Indonesia (300 MT, –58%), UAE (50 MT, –53%), Colombia (30 MT, –43%) and the Philippines (10 MT, –83%). No sales were reported to China.

Pork exports totaled 29,210 MT, up 18% from the previous week and 9% above the previous four-week average. Exports to both Japan (4,110 MT, +15%) and China (3,460 MT, +43%) were the highest since July, and shipments were also higher to Canada (1,810 MT, +15%), Colombia (1,660 MT, +2%), the Dominican Republic (900 MT, +69%), Honduras (620 MT, +1%), Australia (450 MT, +176%), Guatemala (320 MT, +6%), Vietnam (180 MT, +102%) and El Salvador (140 MT, +11%). Exports were steady to Mexico (12,606 MT) but trended lower to Korea (1,890 MT, –10%), Philippines (300 MT, –27%), Hong Kong (40 MT, –20%) and Taiwan (30 MT, –3%).

Pork net sales were 32,710 MT, down 31% from the previous week but 13% above the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to China (6,140 MT, +88%), Japan (3,790 MT, +11%), Korea (3,570 MT, +73%), Canada (2,000 MT, +39%), the Dominican Republic (710 MT, +144%), Honduras (390 MT, +1%) and El Salvador (90 MT, +4%). Sales slowed to Mexico (13,190 MT, –6%), Colombia (1,110 MT, –7%), Australia (250 MT, –52%), Guatemala (300 MT, –9%), the Philippines (170 MT, -13%) and Hong Kong (10 MT, –87%). No sales were reported to Vietnam.

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.