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 End October on High Note but Slow Week for Pork and Beef Sales

Pork exports for the week of Oct. 25-31 totaled 34,980 MT, up 8% from the previous week and 16% above the previous four-week average. Exports to the Dominican Republic (1,360 mt, +58%) were the fifth highest on record, following large totals last week that were second highest. Exports to South Korea (3,300 MT, +55%) were the highest since June, exports to Colombia (2,750 MT, +54%) were the highest since January and the third highest this year, exports to Canada (2,360 MT, +30%) were also the highest since January and the second highest this year, exports to Australia (1,310 MT, +63%) were the fifth highest this year and exports to Guatemala (560 MT, +246%) were the highest since February and the second highest this year. Exports were also higher to Japan (4,200 MT, +4%), China (3,610 MT, +23%), Nicaragua (270 MT, +98%), Hong Kong (70 MT, +53%) and Vietnam (30 MT, +157% and the highest in seven weeks). Exports were steady to Honduras (930 MT) but trended lower to Mexico (12,930 MT, -3%), Chile (190 MT, -33%) and the Philippines (50 MT, -74%). There were no reported exports to Taiwan.

Corrections in several markets resulted in negative net pork sales of 14,680 MT. Negative net sales included Mexico (-7,710 MT), China (-4,980 MT), Australia (-2,910 MT), Colombia (-1,490 MT), Canada (-1,150 MT), Guatemala (-570 MT) and Honduras (-320 MT). Sales were also negative for Chile (-20 MT) for two consecutive weeks. Sales to Japan (2,280 MT and including decreases of 200 MT), the Dominican Republic (170 MT and including decreases of 200 MT), Nicaragua (130 MT), Hong Kong (10 MT) and Taiwan (50 MT, the highest since July) were positive for the second week following corrections. Sales to Vietnam (60 MT) were positive for the first week following corrections, while sales slowed to Korea (2,110 MT, -47% and including decreases of 2,900 MT) and the Philippines (30 MT, -53%). For 2025 delivery, net sales of 240 MT were reported, primarily to Korea (150 MT) and Vietnam (70 MT).

Beef exports totaled 14,370 MT, down 9% from the previous week and from the previous four-week average. Exports to Hong Kong (720 MT, +35%) were the third highest so far this year and exports were also higher to Guatemala (90 MT, +10%). Exports trended lower to Korea (4,060 MT, -6%), Japan (3,100 MT, -7%), China (2,020 MT, -20%), Mexico (1,240 MT, -15%), Taiwan (900 MT, -4%), Canada (650 MT, -21%), Indonesia (250 MT, -56%) and the Philippines (110 MT, -67%).

Beef net sales of 7,970 MT – a marketing year low – were down 43% from the previous week and 45% below the previous four-week average. Sales to Canada (1,240 MT, +160%) were the highest in seven weeks and sales to Guatemala (40 MT) were positive for the third week following corrections. Sales were down only slightly to Mexico (990 MT, -1% and including decreases of 100 MT) but slowed more significantly to all other main markets, including Korea (2,060 MT, -47% and including decreases of 800 MT), Japan (2,030 MT, -29% and including decreases of 200 MT), Taiwan (630 MT, -45% and including decreases of 100 MT), China (220 MT, -94%), Hong Kong (130 MT, -71%), and Indonesia (30 MT, -75%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to Vietnam (-280 MT) and the Philippines (-10 MT). For 2025 delivery, net sales of 2,320 MT were reported, primarily to Mexico (2,220 MT), Japan (50 MT), and Hong Kong (50 MT).

Pork Exports and Sales Trend Higher; Strong Week for Beef to Korea

Pork exports for the week of Oct. 18-24 totaled 32,270 MT, up 1% from the previous week and 13% above the previous four-week average. Exports to the Dominican Republic (1,720 MT, +157%) were the largest in more than three years and the second highest on record. Exports to South Korea (2,930 MT, +59%) were the highest since June, exports to Colombia (2,740 MT, +85%) were the highest since February and the third highest this year, exports to Chile (630 MT, +291%) were the highest in a year and exports to Guatemala (330 MT, +137%) were the highest since July. Exports were also higher to Japan (4,080 MT, +3%), China (3,620 MT, +34%), Canada (1,970 MT, +14%), the Philippines (200 MT, +5%), Nicaragua (170 MT, +47%), Hong Kong (70 MT, +161% and the highest in six weeks), Taiwan (20 MT, +109%) and Vietnam (20 MT, +230%). Exports trended lower to Mexico (11,450 MT, -13%), Honduras (820 MT, -5%) and Australia (530 MT, -37%).

Pork net sales were 44,840 MT, up noticeably from the previous week and 16% above the previous four-week average. Sales to China (10,390 MT, +135%) were the highest in nine weeks and the fifth highest this year, while sales were also higher to Korea (3,800 MT, +8% and including decreases of 500 MT), Canada (2,880 MT, +50% and including decreases of 700 MT), Guatemala (410 MT, +29%), and the Philippines (140 MT, +6%). Sales to Australia (1,330 MT) were positive for the fourth week following corrections and sales to Japan (4,800 MT and including decreases of 200 MT), Colombia (850 MT), Honduras (530 MT), Nicaragua (380 MT), the Dominican Republic (200 MT), Hong Kong (90 MT), and Taiwan (20 MT) were positive for the first week following corrections. Sales slowed to Mexico (17,740 MT, -8% and including decreases of 200 MT), while corrections resulted in negative net sales to Chile (-10 MT) and Vietnam (-10 MT). For 2025 delivery, total net sales of 240 MT were reported, primarily to New Zealand (170 MT).

Beef exports totaled 15,740 MT, down 2% from the previous week and 3% below the previous four-week average. Exports to Korea (4,800 MT, +15%) were the highest since May and the second highest this year. Exports were also higher to Mexico (1,580 MT, +5%), Taiwan (1,210 MT, +22%), Canada (840 MT, +1%) and Guatemala (80 MT, +8%), while holding steady to the Philippines (290 MT). Exports trended lower to Japan (2,860 MT, -21%), China (2,440 MT, -7%), Hong Kong (490 MT, -24%) and Indonesia (260 MT, -57%).

Beef net sales were 13,850 MT, down 17% from the previous week and from the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Korea (4,870 MT, +5% and including decreases of 300 MT) and sales to Guatemala (10 MT) were positive for the second week following corrections. But sales slowed to China (3,190 MT, -26% and including decreases of 200 MT), Japan (2,520 MT, -13% and including decreases of 200 MT), Taiwan (960 MT, -18% and including decreases of 200 MT), Mexico (680 MT, -55% and including decreases of 100 MT), Canada (510 MT, -2%), Hong Kong (210 MT, -51%), Indonesia (30 MT, -84%) and the Philippines (20 MT, -72%). For 2025 delivery, total net sales of 5,740 MT were reported, primarily to Japan (3,690 MT) and Korea (1,810 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.