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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Pork Exports and Sales Open August on High Note; Solid Week for Beef Sales

Pork exports for the week of July 31-Aug. 6 totaled 30,630 MT, up 9% from the previous week, and 7% above the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Mexico (15,100 MT, +10%), China (2,990 MT, +23% and the highest in six weeks), Colombia (1,970 MT, +12%), Canada (1,640 MT, +10%), Costa Rica (420 MT, +41%), Hong Kong (320 MT, +1,236% and the highest since 2020), Nicaragua (250 MT, +7%), the Philippines (160 MT, +79% and the highest in six weeks), Malaysia (30 MT, +491% and the highest in nine weeks) and Taiwan (10 MT, +85%). Exports trended lower to Japan (3,860 MT, -7%), South Korea (1,570 MT, -29%), Honduras (620 MT, -1%), the Dominican Republic (460 MT, -16%), Guatemala (400 MT, -2%), and Australia (350 MT, -3%). No exports were reported to Chile or Vietnam.

Pork net sales were 36,340 MT, up 33% from the previous week and 29% above the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Mexico (14,150 MT, +3%, including decreases of 400 MT), Japan (6,350 MT, +54%, including decreases of 100 MT), Korea (4,120 MT, +336% and the highest in six weeks), Canada (2,810 MT, +72% and the highest since January, including decreases of 300 MT), Colombia (2,350 MT, +37% and the highest in seven weeks), the Dominican Republic (1,260 MT, +136% and the highest in 14 weeks) and Honduras (1,110 MT, +26%). Positive sales were reported for the second consecutive week following corrections to Costa Rica (90 MT) and for the first week to China (2,780 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), the Philippines (750 MT), and Taiwan (20 MT). Sales trended lower to Guatemala (320 MT, -5%), Nicaragua (90 MT, -86%), Australia (60 MT, -91%) and Hong Kong (20 MT, -86%). No sales were reported to Malaysia, Chile, or Vietnam. For 2027 delivery, net sales of 100 MT were reported for Japan.

Beef exports totaled 11,420 MT, down 8% from the previous week and 4% below the previous four-week average. Exports were the largest of this year to Taiwan (1,630 MT, +34%) and increased to Canada (880 MT, +13%), Singapore (80 MT, +40%) and the United Arab Emirates (50 MT, +58%). But these results were offset by lower exports to Korea (3,290 MT, -11%), Japan (2,690 MT, -11%), Mexico (1,310 MT, -4%), Hong Kong (410 MT, -31%), China (140 MT, -39%), Indonesia (90 MT, -47%), the Philippines (80 MT, -13%), Vietnam (70 MT, -30%), Chile (20 MT, -32%) and Guatemala (20 MT, -56%).

Beef net sales were 14,430 MT, down 27% from the previous week’s large volume but still 10% above the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Korea (5,280 MT, +26%, including decreases of 400 MT), Hong Kong (1,080 MT, +170% and the highest in seven weeks), Taiwan (990 MT, +1%, including decreases of 100 MT), China (950 MT, +283% and the highest in six weeks), Vietnam (360 MT, +302% and the highest in 12 weeks) and Singapore (90 MT, +60%). Sales trended lower to Japan (2,970 MT, -12%, including decreases of 200 MT), Mexico (930 MT, -37%), Canada (540 MT, -58%), the Philippines (180 MT, -1%), the UAE (50 MT, -23%), Indonesia (50 MT, -18%), Guatemala (40 MT, -52%) and Chile (10 MT, -92%).

Korea Drives Increase in Beef Sales; Pork Exports Down

Beef exports for the week of July 24–30 totaled 12,460 MT, up 1% from the previous week, but unchanged from the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Mexico (1,580 MT, +17%), Taiwan (1,520 MT, +32% and the highest since January), Canada (1,070 MT, +38% and the highest since July 2025), Indonesia (250 MT, +88% and the highest in six weeks), the Philippines (90 MT, +34%) and the United Arab Emirates (40 MT, +11%). Exports trended lower to South Korea (3,790 MT, -2%), Japan (2,760 MT, -19%), Hong Kong (450 MT, -32%), China (200 MT, -17%), Vietnam (70 MT, -45%), Singapore (20 MT, -71%), Chile (20 MT, -48%) and Guatemala (20 MT, -66%).

Beef net sales of 19,850 MT, the highest in six weeks, were up 31% from the previous week and 71% from the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to South Korea (9,320 MT, +250% and the highest since March, including decreases of 300 MT), Japan (6,610 MT, +139% and the highest since August 2025, including decreases of 400 MT), Hong Kong (500 MT, +33%), the Philippines (340 MT, +174% and the highest since March), Indonesia (120 MT, +20%), Singapore (90 MT, +73%), and Guatemala (80 MT, +27%). Sales trended lower to Taiwan (890 MT, -18%, including decreases of 200 MT), Mexico (850 MT, -44%), Canada (240 MT, -82%), China (200 MT, -21%), Chile (20 MT, -78%) and the UAE (10 MT, -96%). No sales were reported to Vietnam.

Pork exports of 28,070 MT were down 13% from the previous week and 4% from the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Japan (4,160 MT, +1%), South Korea (2,660 MT, +31% and the highest in 10 weeks), the Dominican Republic (790 MT, +64% and the highest in eight weeks), Honduras (690 MT, +9%), Costa Rica (470 MT, +64% and the highest in 13 weeks), Nicaragua (250 MT, +4%), the Philippines (100 MT, +12%), and Hong Kong (70 MT, +357% and the highest in 11 weeks). Exports trended lower to Mexico (13,140 MT, -7%), China (1,730 MT, -36%), Colombia (1,620 MT, -8%), Canada (1,390 MT, -5%), Guatemala (340 MT, -17%), and Australia (270 MT, -25%). No exports were reported to Taiwan, Chile, Malaysia or Vietnam.

Pork net sales of 27,340 MT were down 23% from the previous week, but up 6% from the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Mexico (16,520 MT, +44% and the highest in five weeks, including decreases of 300 MT), Colombia (2,240 MT, +51% and the highest in six weeks, including decreases of 200 MT), South Korea (1,780 MT, +133% and the highest in five weeks, including decreases of 300 MT), Honduras (1,370 MT, +106% and the highest since January), the Dominican Republic (1,090 MT, +215% and the highest in 13 weeks), and Hong Kong (360 MT, +1,594% and the highest since January 2025). Positive sales were reported for the fourth consecutive week following corrections to Australia (540 MT) and Nicaragua (340 MT), and for the first week to Costa Rica (150 MT). Sales trended lower to Japan (3,520 MT, -20%, including decreases of 200 MT), Canada (980 MT, -43%), and Guatemala (160 MT, -52%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to China (-1,880 MT) and the Philippines (-30 MT). No sales were reported to Taiwan, Chile, Malaysia or 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.