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 Edge Higher; Slow Week for Pork and Beef Sales

Pork exports for the week of Aug. 28 through Sept. 3 totaled 30,190 MT, up 1% from the previous week and 2% above the previous four-week average. Exports were the highest in 15 weeks to South Korea (3,050 MT, +63%) and the highest since January to Canada (2,270 MT, +31%), while also increasing to Mexico (14,520 MT, +4%), Honduras (780 MT, +9%) and Australia (410 MT, +8%). Exports trended lower to Japan (3,220 MT, -16%), China (2,470 MT, -9%), Colombia (1,840 MT, -6%), the Dominican Republic (520 MT, -20%), Guatemala (290 MT, -22%), Nicaragua (230 MT, -7%), Costa Rica (150 MT, -56%), the Philippines (130 MT, -46%) and Hong Kong (10 MT, -95%). No exports were reported to Taiwan, Chile, Vietnam, or Malaysia.

Pork net sales were 27,440 MT, down 22% from the previous week and 20% below the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Mexico (16,580 MT, +2%, including decreases of 300 MT), Honduras (1,040 MT, +10%, including 100 MT switched from Guatemala), Australia (940 MT, +46%) and Taiwan (50 MT, +553% and the highest in 13 weeks), but trended lower to Japan (3,170 MT, -13%, including decreases of 200 MT), China (1,600 MT, -35%), Colombia (1,240 MT, -44%, including decreases of 300 MT), Canada (780 MT, -55%), the Dominican Republic (510 MT, -45%), Korea (440 MT, -85%), Guatemala (360 MT, -46%), Nicaragua (140 MT, -44%), Costa Rica (70 MT, -82%), Hong Kong (20 MT, -71%) and the Philippines (10 MT, -98%). No sales were reported to Chile, Vietnam, or Malaysia. For 2027 delivery, 1,400 MT were reported for Australia.

Beef exports totaled 11,520 MT, down 4% from the previous week and from the previous four-week average. Exports were the largest in 10 weeks to China (1,510 MT, +460%), while also increasing to Korea (3,600 MT, +2%), the Philippines (190 MT, +88%), Indonesia (170 MT, +35%), Guatemala (130 MT, +109% and the highest in 12 weeks), the United Arab Emirates (60 MT, +6%), Singapore (60 MT, +13%) and Chile (50 MT, +31%). Exports trended lower to Japan (2,230 MT, -23%), Mexico (1,150 MT, -14%), Taiwan (940 MT, -36%), Hong Kong (490 MT, -20%), Canada (320 MT, -54%) and Vietnam (70 MT, -42%).

Beef net sales were 8,580 MT, down 34% from the previous week and 25% below the previous four-week average. Sales were the highest in five weeks to Japan (3,170 MT, +65%) and in 10 weeks to China (1,570 MT, +110%), while also increasing to the Philippines (340 MT, +63%). But sales trended lower to Mexico (910 MT, -21%, including decreases of 300 MT), Korea (850 MT, -75%, including decreases of 1,900 MT), Hong Kong (670 MT, -26%, including decreases of 500 MT), Taiwan (230 MT, -84%), Canada (200 MT, -53%), Guatemala (110 MT, -15%), the UAE (100 MT, -27%), Singapore (60 MT, -31%) and Indonesia (10 MT, -85%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to Vietnam (-40 MT) and Chile (-20 MT). For 2027 delivery, 100 MT were reported for Japan.

Exports Fairly Steady; Another Strong Week for Pork Sales

Beef exports for the week of Aug. 21-17 totaled 12,030 MT, up 2% from the previous week but 1% below the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Japan (3,000 MT, +5%), Hong Kong (780 MT, +48% and the highest in six weeks), China (400 MT, +85%), the Philippines (220 MT, +211% and the highest since April), Indonesia (220 MT, +61%), Vietnam (110 MT, +13%), and Guatemala (100 MT, +154% and the highest in ten weeks). Exports were unchanged to Chile (40 MT). Exports trended lower to South Korea (3,420 MT, -5%), Mexico (1,170 MT, -19%), Taiwan (1,040 MT, -35%), Canada (700 MT, -12%), the UAE (50 MT, -5%) and Singapore (30 MT, -28%).

Beef net sales were 12,940 MT, up 41% from the previous week’s low volume but still 2% below the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Korea (4,660 MT, +3%, including decreases of 200 MT), Hong Kong (1,680 MT, +179% and the highest since March, including decreases of 100 MT), Taiwan (1,580 MT, +22%, including decreases of 200 MT), China (870 MT, +52%), Vietnam (270 MT, +146%), the Philippines (240 MT, +2%), and Guatemala (210 MT, +121%). Sales trended lower to Japan (1,600 MT, -50%, including decreases of 300 MT), Mexico (1,070 MT, -2%), Canada (140 MT, -68%), the UAE (90 MT, -21%), Indonesia (30 MT, -77%), Chile (20 MT, -32%), and Singapore (10 MT, -89%).

Pork exports totaled 29,960 MT, unchanged from the previous week but 3% above the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Korea (2,380 MT, +23%), Canada (2,020 MT, +28% and the highest since June), Honduras (950 MT, +45%), Costa Rica (410 MT, +15%), Guatemala (380 MT, +7%), Australia (380 MT, +9%), Nicaragua (270 MT, +15%), and Taiwan (60 MT, +436% and the highest since April). Exports were unchanged to Mexico (13,810 MT), Vietnam (50 MT) and Chile (20 MT), while dipping slightly to Japan (3,890 MT, -1%) and trending lower to China (2,450 MT, -3%), Colombia (1,750 MT, -9%), the Dominican Republic (560 MT, -20%), the Philippines (170 MT, -25%) and Hong Kong (60 MT, -45%). No exports were reported to Malaysia.

Pork net sales were 34,980 MT, down 10% from the previous week’s very large volume but 8% above the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Mexico (17,800 MT, +11%, including decreases of 400 MT) and Taiwan (10 MT, +206%), and unchanged to Vietnam (250 MT). Positive sales were reported for the fourth consecutive week following corrections to China (5,940 MT and the highest in five weeks) and the Philippines (70 MT), and for the first week to Malaysia (20 MT). Sales trended lower to Japan (2,720 MT, -30%, including decreases of 200 MT), Korea (2,380 MT, -13%, including decreases of 400 MT), Colombia (1,840 MT, -20%, including decreases of 400 MT), Honduras (860 MT, -20%), the Dominican Republic (760 MT, -25%), Canada (530 MT, -71%), Guatemala (260 MT, -60%), Australia (220 MT, -70%), Nicaragua (210 MT, -23%), Hong Kong (110 MT, -17%), Costa Rica (80 MT, -78%) and Chile (20 MT, -66%). For 2027 delivery, net sales of 100 MT were reported for Japan.

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.