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 Week for Pork Exports but Sales Down Sharply; Beef Sales Higher

Pork exports for the week of April 10-16 totaled 38,180 MT, up 8% from the previous week and 2% above the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Mexico (17,260 MT, +7%), China (3,590 MT, +4%), Colombia (1,920 MT, +11%), Canada (1,710 MT, +2%), the Dominican Republic (1,240 MT, +10%), the Philippines (440 MT, +47% and the highest in six weeks), Nicaragua (280 MT, +34%), Costa Rica (250 MT, +14%), Vietnam (140 MT, +2,265%) and Chile (50 MT, +182%). Exports trended lower to Japan (4,930 MT, -2%), South Korea (3,790 MT, -14%), Australia (1,020 MT, -7%), Honduras (810 MT, -11%), Guatemala (260 MT, -16%), Taiwan (70 MT, -2%) and Malaysia (30 MT, -49%).

Pork net sales were 16,130 MT, down 57% from the previous week and 60% below the previous four-week average. Sales were the highest since November to Colombia (3,310 MT, +118%, including decreases of 100 MT) and trended higher to Korea (3,320 MT, +53%, including decreases of 400 MT) and Canada (1,350 MT, +3%, including decreases of 300 MT). But sales declined to Mexico (8,900 MT, -55%, including decreases of 300 MT), Japan (1,590 MT, -70%, including decreases of 2,000 MT), Honduras (540 MT, -41%), China (370 MT, -91%), the Dominican Republic (340 MT, -74%), Guatemala (260 MT, -44%), Nicaragua (220 MT, -39%), Costa Rica (90 MT, -74%), Taiwan (4 MT, -83%) and Chile (1 MT, -91%). No sales were reported to Malaysia or Vietnam and corrections resulted in negative net sales to the Philippines (-1,970 MT) and Australia (-1,940 MT).

Beef exports totaled 12,450 MT, down 7% the previous week and 9% below the previous four-week average. Exports were the largest in eight weeks to Mexico (1,710 MT, +25%) and increased to Vietnam (230 MT, +88%), Indonesia (220 MT, +1%) and the United Arab Emirates (40 MT, +7%). Exports trended lower to Korea (4,200 MT, -3%), Japan (3,090 MT, -14%), Taiwan (1,050 MT, -7%), Hong Kong (820 MT, -31%), Canada (390 MT, -35%), the Philippines (80 MT, -60%), Singapore (60 MT, -9%), Chile (40 MT, -28%) and Guatemala (20 MT, -65%). No exports were reported to China.

Beef net sales were 15,130 MT, up 26% from the previous week and 16% above the previous four-week average. Sales were the highest in 13 weeks to Mexico (2,140 MT, +72%), the highest in five weeks to Hong Kong (1,240 MT, +70%), and the highest since July to Vietnam (350 MT, +107%). Sales were also higher to Korea (5,090 MT, +25%, including decreases of 100 MT), Japan (4,110 MT, +14%, including decreases of 200 MT) and Chile (80 MT, +31%), and positive sales were reported for the third consecutive week following corrections to the Philippines (130 MT) and Guatemala (60 MT). Sales trended lower to Taiwan (1,040 MT, -16%, including decreases of 200 MT), Canada (400 MT, -34%), Indonesia (70 MT, -44%) and Singapore (10 MT, -93%). No sales were reported to China and corrections resulted in negative net sales to the UAE (-3 MT).

Easter Holiday Week Fairly Steady for Exports; Strong Pork Sales to Japan

Beef exports for the week of April 3-9, which included the Easter holiday weekend, totaled 13,430 MT, up 1% from the previous week but 2% below the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Hong Kong (1,470 MT, +29% and the highest since December), Mexico (1,430 MT, +7%), Canada (630 MT, +12%), the Philippines (360 MT, +190% and the highest since September), Vietnam (260 MT, +197% and the highest since December 2022), Singapore (100 MT, +103% and the highest in eight weeks) and Chile (80 MT, +120% and the highest since December). Exports trended lower to South Korea (4,210 MT, -4%), Japan (2,960 MT, -24%), Taiwan (1,110 MT, -1%), Indonesia (120 MT, -56%), Guatemala (50 MT, -4%) and the United Arab Emirates (20 MT, -45%). No exports were reported to China.

Beef net sales were 12,050 MT, down 31% from the previous week’s very large volume but still 12% above the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Taiwan (1,260 MT, +12%, including decreases of 200 MT), Vietnam (220 MT, +26%), Chile (130 MT, +194% and the highest in 12 weeks) and Singapore (130 MT, +15%). Positive sales were reported for the fourth consecutive week following corrections to Korea (4,890 MT, including decreases of 500 MT), Mexico (1,440 MT) and the UAE (30 MT), and for the second consecutive week following corrections to Guatemala (50 MT) and the Philippines (30 MT). Sales trended lower to Japan (2,440 MT, -39%, including decreases of 400 MT), Canada (400 MT, -35%), Hong Kong (250 MT, -76%) and Indonesia (10 MT, -95%). No sales were reported to China.

Pork exports totaled 35,340 MT, up 1% from the previous week but 6% below the previous four-week average. Exports were the largest in 15 months to Japan (5,410 MT, +12%) and the largest in 18 months to the Dominican Republic (1,340 MT, +29%). Exports also increased to Guatemala (360 MT, +24%), Costa Rica (230 MT, +15%), Taiwan (90 MT, +63%), Malaysia (90 MT, +53%) and Hong Kong (40 MT, +6%), but trended lower to Mexico (15,610 MT, -2%), Korea (4,050 MT, -8%), China (2,860 MT, -19%), Colombia (1,440 MT, -23%), Canada (1,400 MT, -17%), Honduras (840 MT, -9%), Australia (570 MT, -57%), the Philippines (220 MT, -31%) and Nicaragua (200 MT, -15%).

Pork net sales were 37,290 MT, up 19% from the previous week but 3% below the previous four-week average. Sales were the highest in 14 weeks to Japan (8,380 MT, +114% including decreases of 400 MT), the highest in eight weeks to Canada (2,220 MT, +73% including decreases of 500 MT) and the highest in 12 months to Australia (2,010 MT, +118%). Sales also increased to Colombia (1,930 MT, +16%), Honduras (1,100 MT, +21%) and Guatemala (380 MT, +2%), and positive sales were reported for the fourth consecutive week following corrections to the Philippines (2,000 MT). Sales remained steady to the Dominican Republic (1,320 MT) but trended lower to Mexico (11,340 MT, -40%, including decreases of 300 MT), China (3,780 MT, -6%, including decreases of 100 MT), Korea (1,290 MT, -60%), Nicaragua (230 MT, -40%) and Costa Rica (160 MT, -53%). No sales were reported to Taiwan, Malaysia, or Hong Kong.

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.