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.
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.
Year-End Report Includes Accumulated Exports and Outstanding Sales
Pork exports for the week of Dec. 26-31 totaled 25,750 MT. This brought accumulated 2025 exports to 1.549 million MT, down 8% from the 2024 total of 1.678 million MT. In 2025, the primary destinations included Mexico (669,660 MT, steady with 2024), Japan (201,910 MT, -10%), South Korea (171,160 MT, -6%), China (137,190 MT, -19%), Colombia (89,150 MT, -8%), Canada (78,160 MT, -21%), Australia (35,750 MT, -35%), Honduras (35,030 MT, -2%), the Dominican Republic (34,890 MT, -9%), the Philippines (15,620 MT, -22%), Chile (3,240 MT, -70%) and Hong Kong (2,480 MT, +4%).
For the new 2026 marketing year, the latest report only included exports on Jan. 1. On this date, exports of 390 MT were reported, primarily to China (140 MT), Japan (90 MT), the Dominican Republic (50 MT), Chile (30 MT), Korea (20 MT), Mexico (20 MT), and Canada (20 MT). No exports were reported to Australia, Colombia, Honduras, Hong Kong or the Philippines.
At the end of 2025, outstanding sales for that year that had not been delivered totaled 127,010 MT. This total was carried over and added to sales previously reported for 2026 delivery. So at the beginning of January, outstanding sales for 2026 totaled 276,370 MT (this compares to 220,230 MT of outstanding sales at the beginning of January 2025). The largest destinations for outstanding sales on January 1, 2026 were Mexico (89,080 MT), Korea (49,830 MT), Japan (33,450 MT), China (21,030 MT), Colombia (17,480 MT), Canada (15,830 MT), Australia (11,770 MT), the Dominican Republic (7,000 MT), Honduras (4,230 MT), the Philippines (3,100 MT), Nicaragua (2,140 MT) and Peru (2,120 MT).
Pork net sales of 27,750 MT for 2026 delivery were reported on Jan. 1 (and were included in the outstanding sales total of 276,370 MT above). Sales were reported mainly to Mexico (12,790 MT), Japan (8,650 MT), Korea (2,320 MT), China (1,260 MT), Colombia (660 MT), Canada (550 MT), Costa Rica (380 MT), the Philippines (290 MT), Australia (260 MT), the Dominican Republic (250 MT), Nicaragua (110 MT), and El Salvador (110 MT). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to Chile (-50 MT).
Beef exports for Dec. 26-31 totaled 12,700 MT, which brought accumulated exports to 696,980 MT for the year, down 13% from the 2024 total of 797,730 MT. In 2025, the primary destinations were Korea (208,080 MT, steady with 2024), Japan (189,750 MT, -1%), Mexico (67,280 MT, -14%), Taiwan (60,560 MT, +2%), Canada (38,640 MT, -15%), Hong Kong (35,290 MT, +44%), China (35,170 MT, -71%), Indonesia (7,170 MT, -47%) and Guatemala (3,150 MT, -19%).
For the new 2026 marketing year, this week's report only included exports on Jan. 1. On this date, exports of 250 MT were reported, primarily to Japan (80 MT), Korea (80 MT), Mexico (20 MT), Taiwan (20 MT), and Indonesia (5 MT). No exports were reported to Canada, China, Guatemala or Hong Kong.
At the end of 2025, outstanding sales for that year that had not been delivered totaled 43,390 MT. This total was carried over to 2026 and added to sales previously reported for 2026 delivery. So at the beginning of January, outstanding sales for 2026 totaled 102,070 MT (this compares to 128,420 MT of outstanding sales at the beginning of 2025). The largest destinations for outstanding sales on Jan. 1 were Korea (30,360 MT), Japan (21,550 MT), Mexico (11,680 MT), Taiwan (9,510 MT), Hong Kong (6,670 MT), Canada (3,520 MT), the Dominican Republic (2,360 MT) and Guatemala (2,230 MT).
Beef net sales of 10,640 MT for 2026 delivery were reported on Jan. 1 (and were included in the outstanding sales total of 102,070 MT above). Sales were reported mainly to Korea (4,410 MT), Mexico (1,550 MT), Taiwan (1,520 MT), Japan (1,200 MT), Canada (750 MT), Hong Kong (300 MT), the European Union (220 MT), the Philippines (180 MT) and Guatemala (100 MT).
Christmas Week Slow for Exports; Large Pork Sales for 2026 Delivery
Pork exports for the week of Dec. 19-25 totaled 26,140 MT, down 25% from the previous week and 17% below the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to China (3,110 MT, +7%), Colombia (1,700 MT, +33%) and Hong Kong (100 MT, +168%), but trended lower to Mexico (11,870 MT, -23%), South Korea (2,800 MT, -19%), Japan (2,780 MT, -24%), Canada (1,460 MT, -15%), the Dominican Republic (530 MT, -35%), Honduras (330 MT, -47%), Australia (240 MT, -15%), Taiwan (50 MT, -67%) and the Philippines (50 MT, -68%). No exports were reported to Chile, Vietnam or Malaysia.
As the end of the year approached, corrections outweighed sales and resulted in negative net pork sales of 340 MT for 2025 delivery. Net sales slowed for China (550 MT, -81%), Mexico (420 MT, -95%), Korea (340 MT, -93%) and Canada (210 MT, -90%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to Colombia (-510 MT), Australia (-390 MT), the Philippines (-210 MT), Japan (-70 MT), Honduras (-60 MT), Malaysia (-50 MT), Taiwan (-40 MT), the Dominican Republic (-40 MT), and Hong Kong (-30 MT). No sales were reported to Chile or Vietnam. However, 53,440 MT of sales were reported for 2026 delivery, including sales to Mexico (39,000 MT), Japan (6,730 MT), Colombia (2,010 MT), Canada (1,540 MT), Korea (820 MT), Honduras (810 MT), the Dominican Republic (490 MT), Australia (470 MT), the Philippines (340 MT), Nicaragua (260 MT), Guatemala (250 MT), Costa Rica (230 MT), and Indonesia (220 MT). Corrections resulted in negative net sales for 2026 delivery to China (-340 MT).
Beef exports totaled 11,950 MT, down 30% from the previous week and 12% below the previous four-week average. Exports were for the fourth highest of 2025 to Taiwan (1,600 MT, +11%), while also increasing to Hong Kong (1,210 MT, +3%), Canada (640 MT, +10%), China (150 MT, up significantly), and Guatemala (130 MT, +111%). Exports remained steady to Korea (4,010 MT) but trended lower to Japan (2,750 MT, -24%), Mexico (870 MT, -36%), Singapore (80 MT, -27%), Indonesia (50 MT, -76%), the Philippines (40 MT, -65%), Vietnam (40 MT, -54%), Chile (20 MT, -88%) and the United Arab Emirates (10 MT, -89%).
For 2025 delivery, corrections also outweighed beef sales and resulted in negative net sales of 2,130 MT. Sales trended lower to Mexico (130 MT, -83%), Canada (40 MT, -93%) and Indonesia (5 MT, -95%), while corrections resulted in negative net sales to Hong Kong (-1,740 MT), Japan (-210 MT), Taiwan (-170 MT), Korea (-150 MT), Singapore (-30 MT), Guatemala (-10 MT), and Vietnam (-10 MT). No sales were reported to China, Chile, the Philippines or the UAE. For 2026 delivery, 7,380 MT of sales were reported, including sales for Korea (2,910 MT), Japan (2,140 MT), Taiwan (750 MT), Hong Kong (610 MT), Mexico (340 MT), Canada (160 MT), Vietnam (110 MT) and Kuwait (110 MT). Corrections resulted in negative net sales for 2026 delivery to Thailand (-20 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.