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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Mexico and Guatemala Fuel Three-Month High for Pork Sales; Slow Week for Beef

Pork exports for the week of Aug. 14-20 totaled 29,900 MT, up 8% from the previous week, up 1% above the previous four-week average. Exports were the largest in six weeks to Japan (4,430 MT, +16%) and trended higher to China (2,920 MT, +16%), Colombia (2,050 MT, +4%), Canada (1,680 MT, +5%) and the Dominican Republic (760 MT, +22%). Exports were lower to Mexico (13,850 MT, -3%), South Korea (1,840 MT, -9%), Honduras (560 MT, -20%), Guatemala (360 MT, -1%), Costa Rica (310 MT, -13%), Australia (300 MT, -27%), Nicaragua (180 MT, -30%), the Philippines (150 MT, -25%) and Hong Kong (20 MT, -84%). No exports were reported to Taiwan, Chile, Vietnam or Malaysia.

Pork net sales were the highest in 12 weeks at 38,690 MT, up 42% from the previous week and 23% above the previous four-week average. Sales were the highest since April to Mexico (22,670 MT, +60%, including decreases of 300 MT) and the highest in nearly seven years to Guatemala (1,520 MT, +421%), while also increasing to Australia (1,780 MT, +206% and the highest in nine weeks), the Dominican Republic (1,210 MT, +67%), Honduras (950 MT, +4%), and Nicaragua (320 MT, +58%). Positive sales were reported following corrections for the fourth consecutive week to Costa Rica (500 MT) and for the third consecutive week to China (730 MT) and the Philippines (210 MT). Sales trended lower to Japan (2,620 MT, -35%, including decreases of 200 MT), Colombia (2,180 MT, -5%), Korea (1,540 MT, -39%, including decreases of 200 MT), Canada (910 MT, -55%) and Hong Kong (60 MT, -49%). No sales were reported to Taiwan, Chile, Vietnam or Malaysia.

Beef exports totaled 11,810 MT, down 7% from the previous week and 3% below the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Korea (3,730 MT, +1%), Mexico (1,550 MT, +13%), Hong Kong (680 MT, +44% and the highest in five weeks), China (270 MT, +36%), Vietnam (180 MT, +122% and the highest in six weeks), Chile (70 MT, +145% and the highest since April) and Guatemala (60 MT, +12%). Exports trended lower to Japan (2,680 MT, -10%), Taiwan (1,470 MT, -5%), Canada (490 MT, -45%), Indonesia (130 MT, -1%), the Philippines (40 MT, -39%) the United Arab Emirates (30 MT, -43%) and Singapore (10 MT, -83%).

Beef net sales were 9,170 MT, down 1% from the previous week and 37% below the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Taiwan (1,930 MT, +70% and the highest in nine weeks, including decreases of 300 MT), Guatemala (170 MT, +134% and the highest in eight weeks), Singapore (110 MT, +40%), and Chile (50 MT, +13%). But sales trended lower to Japan (2,160 MT, -38%, including decreases of 300 MT), Korea (2,130 MT, -59%, including decreases of 300 MT), Mexico (980 MT, -29%, including decreases of 100 MT), Canada (500 MT, -24%), China (300 MT, -45%), Hong Kong (80 MT, -90%), Indonesia (60 MT, -36%), the UAE (30 MT, -74%) and the Philippines (20 MT, -92%). No sales were reported to Vietnam.

Taiwan and UAE Lead Increase in Beef Exports; Other Results Trend Lower

Beef exports for the week of Aug. 7-13 totaled 12,650 MT, up 11% from the previous week and 4% above the previous four-week average. Exports were the largest of the year to Taiwan (1,720 MT, +18%) and the largest in 10 weeks to the United Arab Emirates (100 MT, +181%), while also trending higher to Japan (3,240 MT, +9%), Hong Kong (570 MT, +4%), China (260 MT, +18%), Vietnam (90 MT, +13%), Singapore (70 MT, +23%) and Guatemala (60 MT, +47%). Exports were lower to South Korea (3,630 MT, -3%), Mexico (1,330 MT, -2%), Canada (730 MT, -18%), Indonesia (70 MT, -57%), the Philippines (70 MT, -18%) and Chile (20 MT, -30%).

Beef net sales were 9,300 MT, down 36% from the previous week and 37% below the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Mexico (1,610 MT, +15%, including decreases of 100 MT), Taiwan (1,360 MT, +42% and the highest in seven weeks, including decreases of 200 MT), China (860 MT, +89%, including decreases of 100 MT), Hong Kong (740 MT, +17%), the Philippines (400 MT, +85% and the highest since March), the UAE (370 MT, +530% and the highest in six weeks), Indonesia (210 MT, +253% and the highest in six weeks), Singapore (110 MT, +86% and the highest in eight weeks), and Guatemala (100 MT, +51% and the highest in seven weeks). But these results were offset by sharply lower sales to Korea (1,440 MT, -74%, including decreases of 300 MT), Japan (960 MT, -73%, including decreases of 400 MT), Canada (480 MT, -48%), Vietnam (70 MT, -59%) and Chile (20 MT, -65%).

Pork exports totaled 27,820 MT, down 9% from the previous week and 8% below the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Colombia (2,100 MT, +9%), Canada (1,600 MT, +1%), the Dominican Republic (800 MT, +41% and the highest in 10 weeks), Honduras (760 MT, +7%), the Philippines (480 MT, +333% and the highest since March), Australia (480 MT, +29%), Nicaragua (270 MT, +8%) and Taiwan (30 MT, +885% and the highest in seven weeks). Exports trended lower to Mexico (13,000 MT, -10%), Japan (3,210 MT, -19%), China (2,460 MT, -4%), Korea (1,690 MT, -21%), Guatemala (340 MT, -22%), Costa Rica (230 MT, -39%) and Hong Kong (20 MT, -84%). No exports were reported to Malaysia, Chile or Vietnam.

Pork net sales were 27,280 MT, down 25% from the previous week and 15% below the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Korea (3,530 MT, +89%, including decreases of 100 MT), Canada (2,680 MT, +35%, including decreases of 400 MT), Colombia (2,410 MT, +18% and the highest in 10 weeks, including decreases of 200 MT), Guatemala (590 MT, +49%), Australia (510 MT, +9%) and Chile (270 MT, up significantly and the highest in 11 months). Positive sales were reported for the third consecutive week following corrections to Costa Rica (760 MT), and for the second consecutive week to China (370 MT) and the Philippines (220 MT). Sales trended lower to Mexico (10,670 MT, -29%), Japan (2,940 MT, -25%), Honduras (870 MT, -12%), the Dominican Republic (490 MT, -37%), Nicaragua (340 MT, -48%) and Hong Kong (80 MT, -30%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to Malaysia (-10 MT). No sales were reported to Taiwan 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.