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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Exports Close April on High Note, but Slow Week for Sales

Beef exports for the week of April 24-30 totaled 14,210 MT, up 15% from the previous week and 10% above the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to South Korea (4,430 MT, +4%), Japan (3,560 MT, +5%), Hong Kong (1,440 MT, +23%), Taiwan (1,170 MT, +13%), Vietnam (160 MT, +13%) and Guatemala (80 MT, +52%). Exports to Canada (760 MT, +54%) and United Arab Emirates (90 MT, +155%) were the largest in 10 weeks and shipments to Singapore (120 MT, +103%) were the largest in 11 weeks. Exports were down slightly to Mexico (1,380 MT, -2%) and trended lower to the Philippines (120 MT, -37%), Indonesia (80 MT, -37%) and Chile (10 MT, -76%). No exports were reported to China.

Beef net sales were 10,010 MT, down 28% from the previous week and 32% below the previous four-week average. Sales were the highest since October to Taiwan (2,480 MT, +137%, including decreases of 100 MT) and increased to Mexico (1,670 MT, +22%, including decreases of 100 MT), Canada (720 MT, +38%), Indonesia (420 MT, +459% and the highest in 10 weeks), Singapore (170 MT, +156% and the highest in seven weeks), Chile (150 MT, +110% and the highest in 15 weeks) and Guatemala (100 MT, +24%). Positive sales were reported for the second consecutive week following corrections to the UAE (130 MT). Sales were lower to Japan (3,040 MT, -23%, including decreases of 3,000 MT) and Korea (830 MT, -85%, including decreases of 700 MT). No sales were reported to China. Corrections resulted in negative net sales to Hong Kong (-750 MT), the Philippines (-150 MT) and Vietnam (-120 MT).

Pork exports were the highest in 10 weeks at 40,370 MT, up 15% from the previous week and 12% above the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Mexico (17,740 MT, +12%), Japan (5,920 MT, +20% and the highest since April 2024), China (4,240 MT, +30% and the highest since June), Colombia (2,560 MT, +64% and the highest since June), Canada (1,830 MT, +14% and the highest in eight weeks), the Dominican Republic (1,310 MT, +17%), Honduras (940 MT, +13%), Guatemala (560 MT, +130% and the highest since November 2024), Costa Rica (480 MT, +110% and the highest in 14 weeks), Nicaragua (330 MT, +23%) and Malaysia (50 MT, +5%). Exports trended lower to Korea (3,040 MT, -26%), Australia (600 MT, -26%), Taiwan (30 MT, -49%) and Hong Kong (20 MT, -49%).

Pork net sales were 30,840 MT, down 33% from the previous week and 6% below the previous four-week average. Sales were the highest since September to the Dominican Republic (2,540 MT, +192%) and trended higher to Japan (6,110 MT, +42%, including decreases of 200 MT), Guatemala (570 MT, +7%) and Hong Kong (10 MT, +50%). Sales were unchanged to Honduras (780 MT) and positive sales were reported for the second consecutive week following corrections to Australia (650 MT). Sales trended lower to Mexico (14,840 MT, -3%, including decreases of 1,900 MT), Colombia (1,620 MT, -17%, including decreases of 200 MT), China (1,080 MT, -70%, including decreases of 100 MT), Korea (1,000 MT, -56%), Canada (820 MT, -43%), Nicaragua (80 MT, -80%), and Costa Rica (70 MT, -76%). No sales were reported to Malaysia or Taiwan.

Mexico and China Lead Pork Sales Rebound; Other Results Lower

Pork exports for the week of April 17-23 totaled 35,030 MT, down 8% from the previous week and 6% below the previous four-week average. Exports were slightly higher to Mexico (16,320 MT, +1%) and increased to the Philippines (440 MT, +27%), Nicaragua (440 MT, +105%), Hong Kong (40 MT, +19%), Vietnam (40 MT, +3%) and Malaysia (20 MT, +57%). Shipments trended lower to Japan (4,530 MT, -11%), South Korea (4,050 MT, -3%), China (2,980 MT, -11%), Canada (1,550 MT, -6%), Colombia (1,520 MT, -11%), the Dominican Republic (880 MT, -28%), Honduras (690 MT, -21%), Australia (630 MT, -35%), Costa Rica (200 MT, -12%), Guatemala (100 MT, -67%) and Taiwan (20 MT, -65%).

Pork net sales were 46,290 MT, up significantly from the previous week’s low volume and 34% above the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Mexico (26,090 MT, +41%, including decreases of 200 MT), China (8,820 MT, +408%, including decreases of 200 MT), Korea (2,620 MT, +27%, including decreases of 200 MT), Guatemala (610 MT, +31%), Hong Kong (20 MT, +68%) and Taiwan (20 MT, +63%), and positive sales were reported for the first week following corrections to Australia (460 MT), the Philippines (110 MT) and Malaysia (20 MT). Sales trended lower to Japan (3,550 MT, -16%, including decreases of 800 MT), Canada (1,190 MT, -7%, including decreases of 700 MT), Colombia (1,070 MT, -51%), Honduras (540 MT, -35%), the Dominican Republic (490 MT, -58%), Nicaragua (230 MT, -42%) and Costa Rica (20 MT, -95%). No sales were reported to Vietnam.

Beef exports totaled 12,320 MT, down 3% from the previous week and 7% below the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Japan (3,700 MT, +16%), Hong Kong (1,350 MT, +22%), Taiwan (1,090 MT, +4%) and the United Arab Emirates (40 MT, +1%), but trended lower to Korea (3,800 MT, -14%), Mexico (1,080 MT, -28%), Canada (370 MT, -37%), the Philippines (120 MT, -40%), Indonesia (100 MT, -44%), Vietnam (50 MT, -69%), Singapore (40 MT, -34%), Guatemala (30 MT, -39%) and Chile (20 MT, -59%). No exports were reported to China.

Beef net sales were 13,810 MT, down 10% from the previous week and 3% below the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Korea (6,160 MT, +22%, including decreases of 500 MT), Hong Kong (1,320 MT, +64%, including decreases of 100 MT and the highest sales in six weeks), Canada (510 MT, +11%) and Vietnam (190 MT, +1%). Positive sales were reported for the fourth consecutive week following corrections to the Philippines (90 MT) and Guatemala (100 MT), and for the first week following corrections to the UAE (10 MT). Sales trended lower to Japan (3,090 MT, -21%, including decreases of 500 MT), Taiwan (960 MT, -13%, including decreases of 400 MT), Mexico (810 MT, -46%), Indonesia (60 MT, -49%), Chile (30 MT, -60%) and Singapore (30 MT, -68%). No sales were reported to China.

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.