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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Korea and Japan Fuel Beef Exports; Pork Trends Lower

Beef exports for the week of Feb. 6-12 totaled 13,360 MT, up 14% from the previous week and 1% above the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to South Korea (4,360 MT, +7%), Japan (3,900 MT, +4% and the highest in nine weeks), Hong Kong (1,020 MT, +10% and the highest in five weeks), Canada (740 MT, +32% and the highest in eight weeks), Singapore (160 MT, +126% and the highest in eight weeks), Guatemala (100 MT, +50%), the Philippines (100 MT, +59%) and Chile (30 MT, +167%). Exports trended lower to Taiwan (1,210 MT, -11%), Mexico (1,180 MT, -16%), Indonesia (70 MT, -70%), Vietnam (40 MT, -60%) and the United Arab Emirates (20 MT, -83%). No exports were reported to China.

Beef net sales were 14,690 MT, down 6% from the previous week and 13% below the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Taiwan (1,320 MT, +2%), Canada (700 MT, +55% and the highest in six weeks) and Singapore (150 MT, +56%). Positive net sales were reported for the fourth consecutive week following corrections to Indonesia (1,080 MT), and for the first week following corrections to Chile (10 MT) and the UAE (10 MT). Sales trended lower to Korea (5,500 MT, -12%, including decreases of 500 MT), Japan (2,600 MT, -36%, including decreases of 200 MT), Hong Kong (1,630 MT, -17%, including decreases of 100 MT), Mexico (900 MT, -43%), the Philippines (230 MT, -18%), Vietnam (140 MT, -21%) and Guatemala (40 MT, -43%). No net sales were reported to China.

Pork exports totaled 35,650 MT, down 4% from the previous week and 5% below the previous four-week average. Exports were the largest since last February to Australia (1,270 MT, +113%) and the largest since September to the Philippines (390 MT, +70%). Shipments also increased to the Dominican Republic (1,050 MT, +12%), Hong Kong (110 MT, +2%) and Vietnam (30 MT, +5%), but were down slightly to Mexico (17,220 MT, -1%) and trended lower to Japan (4,250 MT, -6%), Korea (3,570 MT, -8%), China (2,470 MT, -23%), Canada (1,680 MT, -24%), Colombia (1,480 MT, -1%), Honduras (820 MT, -12%), Taiwan (70 MT, -72%) and Malaysia (20 MT, -78%). No exports were reported to Chile.

Pork net sales were 27,260 MT, down 5% from the previous week and 29% below the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Japan (5,630 MT, +23%, including decreases of 300 MT), Korea (3,360 MT, +15% and the highest in four weeks, including decreases of 700 MT), Honduras (1,030 MT, +20% and the highest in four weeks) and Taiwan (160 MT, +347% and the highest since November). Sales trended lower to Mexico (9,180 MT, -44%, including decreases of 600 MT), Canada (2,500 MT, -6%, including decreases of 300 MT), Colombia (1,950 MT, -3%, including decreases of 500 MT), China (900 MT, -85%), the Dominican Republic (760 MT, -18%), the Philippines (110 MT, -61%), Hong Kong (50 MT, -35%) and Australia (40 MT, -89%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to Malaysia (-30 MT). No net sales were reported to Chile or Vietnam.

Overall Results Lower, but Strong Beef Sales to Korea and Pork to Japan

Beef exports for the week of Jan. 30 through Feb. 5 totaled 11,670 MT, down 10% from the previous week and 12% below the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Japan (3,740 MT, +2%) and Singapore (90 MT, +37%) but trended lower to South Korea (3,820 MT, -2%), Taiwan (1,130 MT, -24%), Mexico (1,130 MT, -19%), Hong Kong (820 MT, -17%), Canada (420 MT, -31%), Vietnam (80 MT, -17%), Guatemala (50 MT, -30%), the United Arab Emirates (50 MT, -48%), Indonesia (50 MT, -80%), the Philippines (30 MT, -51%) and Chile (10 MT, -35%). No exports were reported to China.

Beef net sales were 15,660 MT, down 21% from the previous week and 1% below the previous four-week average. Sales were the highest since September to Korea (7,770 MT, +48%), and increased to Mexico (1,790 MT, +16%), Taiwan (1,260 MT, +4%) and the Philippines (410 MT, +119%). Sales trended lower to Japan (1,930 MT, -53%), Hong Kong (1,540 MT, -15%), Canada (300 MT, -38%), Vietnam (150 MT, -18%), Singapore (40 MT, -57%), Indonesia (20 MT, -88%) and Guatemala (10 MT, -93%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to the UAE (-10 MT) and Chile (-30 MT). No net sales were reported to China.

Pork exports totaled 36,990 MT, down 2% from the previous week and 4% below the previous four-week average. Exports were the highest since June to Japan (5,050 MT, +18%), the highest since August to Australia (930 MT, +65%), the highest since October to the Philippines (340 MT, +93%) and the highest since August to Vietnam (50 MT, up significantly). Exports also increased to China (3,450 MT, +8%) and Malaysia (140 MT, +27%) and remained steady to Honduras (950 MT), but trended lower to Mexico (16,420 MT, -11%), Korea (3,710 MT, -2%), Canada (1,920 MT, -17%), Colombia (1,600 MT, -2%), the Dominican Republic (760 MT, -21%), Taiwan (240 MT, -4%) and Hong Kong (20 MT, -79%). No exports were reported to Chile.

Pork net sales were 28,640 MT, down 18% from the previous week and 24% below the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Japan (7,050 MT, +71% and the highest in five weeks) and the Dominican Republic (1,620 MT, +81% and the highest since October) but trended lower to Mexico (12,000 MT, -24%), Korea (2,240 MT, -34%), Colombia (1,690 MT, -2%), Canada (870 MT, -71%), Honduras (770 MT, -16%), China (590 MT, -90%), Australia (240 MT, -39%), the Philippines (80 MT, -81%), Hong Kong (50 MT, -18%) and Taiwan (10 MT, -74%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to Malaysia (-10 MT). No net sales were reported to Chile 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.