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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Strong Rebound for Beef Sales but Pork Sales Trend Lower

Beef exports for the week of April 4-10 totaled 14,615 MT, down 3% from the previous week and 1% below the previous four-week average. Exports were the highest since January to South Korea (5,565 MT, +19%) and trended higher to Mexico (1,410 MT, +3%), Taiwan (1,070 MT, +16%), Hong Kong (430 MT, +22%) and the Philippines (140 MT, +2%). Exports were lower to Japan (3,525, -3%), China (1,430 MT, -39%), Canada (430 MT, -30%), Vietnam (70 MT, -15%) and Guatemala (60 MT, -13%), while no exports were reported to Indonesia.

Beef net sales were 17,470 MT, up 47% from the previous week and 78% above the previous four-week average. Sales were the highest since January to Mexico (2,140 MT, +112%), Canada (890 MT, +229%) and the Philippines (175 MT, +150%), the highest in nine weeks to Japan (7,740 MT, +193%, including decreases of 300 MT) and the highest in seven weeks to Taiwan (1310 MT, +51%, including decreases of 100 MT. Sales also edged slightly higher to South Korea (3,670 MT, +1%, including decreases of 500 MT) and increased to Vietnam (70 MT, +14%). Sales slowed to Hong Kong (520 MT, -10%) and Guatemala (40 MT, -52%). Sales were positive to China (400 MT) following a week of corrections and there were no sales reported to Indonesia.

Pork exports totaled 30,930 MT, up 3% from the previous week but 3% below the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Korea (5,340 MT, +7%), Japan (4,350 MT, +2%), Honduras (965 MT, +16%), Philippines (270 MT, +20%), Nicaragua (190 MT, +13%) and Hong Kong (70 MT, +43%). Sales were positive to Chile (20 MT) following two weeks of no exports. Exports trended lower to Mexico (11,070 MT, -6%), China (2,930 MT, -5%), Colombia (1,990 MT, -6%), Canada (1,060 MT, -12%), Australia (640 MT, -38%), Dominican Republic (560 MT, -38%), Guatemala (320 MT, -15%) and Taiwan (80 MT, -26%). No exports were reported to Vietnam for the second consecutive week.

Pork net sales were 20,550 MT, down 14% from the previous week and 35% below the previous four-week average, mainly due to sharply lower sales to Mexico (3,165 MT, -78%, including decreases of 200 MT). Sales to Japan (7,070 MT, +111%, including decreases of 20 MT) were the highest in 13 weeks and sales were the highest in nine weeks to the Dominican Republic (1,600 MT, +116%). Sales also increased to Guatemala (220 MT, +36%). Sales were positive to Canada (1,855 MT, including decreases of 100 MT) and China (20 MT) following a week of corrections and were positive to Vietnam (50 MT) and Chile (25 MT) following two weeks of corrections. In addition to Mexico, sales also trended lower to Korea (2,300 MT, -21%, including decreases of 1,300 MT), Colombia (2,090 MT, -9%, including decreases of 100 MT), Honduras (720 MT, -27%), Philippines (90 MT, -66%), Australia (60 MT, -95%), Nicaragua (55 MT, -79%) and Hong Kong (3 MT, -97%). No sales were reported to Taiwan following a week of corrections.

Korea, Japan Lead Rebound in Beef Sales; Pork Sales Down from Previous Week’s High

Beef exports for the week of March 28 through April 3 totaled 15,100 MT, up 1% from the previous week and steady with the previous four-week average. Exports to South Korea (5,500 MT, +25%) were the highest since January and exports to Guatemala (140 MT, +172%) were the highest since November 2023. Exports also trended higher to Japan (3,970 MT, +6%), Taiwan (950 MT, +4%), Hong Kong (520 MT, +52%), the Philippines (170 MT, +24%) and Vietnam (70 MT, +1%). Exports were lower to China (1,600 MT, -38%), Mexico (1,180 MT, -22%) and Canada (510 MT, -14%). No exports were reported to Indonesia.

Beef net sales rebounded to 11,900 MT, up 28% from the previous week and 14% above the previous four-week average. Sales increased to Korea (4,950 MT, +57% and including decreases of 400 MT), Japan (3,310 MT, +11% and including decreases of 300 MT), Mexico (1,070 MT, +7% and including decreases of 100 MT), Taiwan (970 MT, +17% and including decreases of 100 MT), Hong Kong (570 MT, +30%), Vietnam (150 MT, +201%) and Guatemala (110 MT, +53% and the highest since January). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to China (-50 MT) and sales slowed to Canada (220 MT, -47%) and the Philippines (50 MT, -67%). There were no sales reported to Indonesia this week following corrections last week.

Pork exports totaled 30,100 MT, down 9% from the previous week and 8% below the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Mexico (11,740 MT, +1%), Japan (4,530 MT, +5%), Honduras (820 MT, +2%), Taiwan (120 MT, +50%) and Hong Kong (60 MT, +26%), but trended lower to Korea (4,380 MT, -18%), China (2,530 MT, -19%), Colombia (1,870 MT, -20%), Canada (1,030 MT, -26%), Australia (880 MT, -17%), the Dominican Republic (790 MT, -22%), Guatemala (280 MT, -31%), Nicaragua (150 MT, -8%) and the Philippines (110 MT, -65%). No exports were reported to Chile for the second consecutive week and no exports were reported to Vietnam.

Pork net sales were 23,900 MT, down 55% from the 2025 high reached the previous week and 23% below the previous four-week average. Sales increased to Korea (3,210 MT, +6% and including decreases of 500 MT), Colombia (2,240 MT, +1% and including decreases of 100 MT), Australia (1,710 MT, +67% and the highest since January), Honduras (1,220 MT, +63% and the highest in seven weeks), the Dominican Republic (1,080 MT, +57% and the highest in eight weeks), Nicaragua (460 MT, +174%) and Guatemala (280 MT, +119%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to Canada (-65 MT), China (-40 MT) and Taiwan (-2 MT), and sales slowed to Mexico (8,950 MT, -36% and including decreases of 100 MT), Japan (3,630 MT, -2% and including decreases of 100 MT), the Philippines (60 MT, -83%) and Hong Kong (20 MT, -82%). No sales were reported to Vietnam or to Chile following a week of corrections.

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.