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.
Japan Beef Exports Increase, Pork Exports and Sales Down
Beef exports for the week of June 20-26 totaled 14,825 MT, up 18% from the previous week and up 15% from the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Japan (5,060 MT, +39%, and the highest since January 2023), South Korea (4,220 MT, +4%), Mexico (1,410 MT, +11%, and the highest in six weeks), Hong Kong (580 MT, +9%), Philippines (270 MT, +38%, and the highest since October 2024), Vietnam (190 MT, up significantly, and the highest since October 2024), and Guatemala (50 MT, +62%). Exports trended lower to Taiwan (1,210 MT, -2%), Canada (910 MT, -4%), and China (190 MT, -50%). No exports were reported to Indonesia.
Beef net sales of 11,440 MT were down 19% from the previous week and down 9% from the previous four-week average. Sales increased to Taiwan (1,800 MT, +20%, and including decreases of 100 MT), Mexico (1,400 MT, +14%, and including decreases of 100 MT), and Guatemala (110 MT, up significantly, and the highest since January). Sales were positive to China (320 MT) for the second week following three consecutive weeks of corrections. Sales trended lower to South Korea (3,390 MT, -19%, and including decreases of 400 MT), Japan (2,840 MT, -32%, and including decreases of 200 MT), Canada (600 MT, -39%, and including decreases of 100 MT), Hong Kong (470 MT, -23%), Vietnam (75 MT, -22%), and Philippines (70 MT, -71%). There were no sales reported to Indonesia.
Pork exports totaled 30,070 MT, down 25% from the 2025 high reached the previous week and down 6% from the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to China (4,280 MT, +29%), South Korea (3,020 MT, +3%), Guatemala (370 MT, +12%), Chile (240 MT, +23%), and Hong Kong (60 MT, up significantly). Exports trended lower to Mexico (12,000 MT, -8%), Japan (3,645 MT, -13%), Colombia (1,740 MT, -26%), Canada (1,285 MT, -16%), Dominican Republic (690 MT, -4%), Honduras (570 MT, -7%), Australia (480 MT, -37%), Vietnam (200 MT, -22%), Philippines (160 MT, -60%), Nicaragua (100 MT, -67%), and Taiwan (20 MT, -77%).
Pork net sales of 27,130 MT were down 47% from the previous week's large volume and down 14% from the previous four-week average. Sales increased to Japan (4,340 MT, +9%, and including decreases of 200 MT), Colombia (1,400 MT, +16%, including decreases of 200 MT, and the highest in six weeks), Australia (1,190 MT, +85%), Dominican Republic (690 MT, +78%), and Hong Kong (50 MT, +72%). Sales to Mexico (15,230 MT, and including decreases of 4,900 MT) were positive for the third week following a week of corrections. Sales were positive to Chile (20 MT) for the fourth week following a week of corrections, and to Honduras (740 MT) for the third week following a week of corrections. Sales slowed to China (1,380 MT, -69%, and including decreases of 500 MT), South Korea (1,150 MT, -48%), Canada (530 MT, -69%), and the Philippines (95 MT, -77%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to Nicaragua (-60 MT), Taiwan (-30 MT), Guatemala (-20 MT), and Vietnam (-3 MT).
Enormous Week for Pork Exports and Sales; Beef Sales also Trend Higher
Pork exports for the week of June 13-19 reached a 2025 high of 39,890 MT, up 32% from the previous week and 36% above the previous four-week average. Exports were the largest since January to Mexico (15,970 MT, +28%) and Canada (1,990 MT, +44%), the largest since February to China (5,030 MT, up significantly), the largest in eight weeks to South Korea (3,715 MT, +28%), the largest since October to Honduras (1,080 MT, up significantly), the largest in 12 weeks to Australia (1,040 MT, +45%), the largest in nearly a year to the Philippines (630 MT, up significantly), the largest since March to Guatemala (500 MT, +60%) and the largest since October to Chile (290 MT, up significantly). Exports were also higher to Japan (4,740 MT, +21%), Nicaragua (350 MT, +16%), Vietnam (265 MT, +21%) and Hong Kong (50 MT, up significantly), while trending lower to Colombia (2,130 MT, -7%), Dominican Republic (670 MT, -4%) and Taiwan (70 MT, -35%).
Pork net sales were the second highest of 2025 at 51,430 MT, up 82% from the previous week and 96% above the previous four-week average. The large sales were driven by an increase to Mexico (30,580 MT, positive for the second week following a week of corrections and including decreases of 500 MT), where sales reached the highest level in 12 weeks. Sales also increased to Korea (5,645 MT, up significantly, and including decreases of 700 MT), Japan (4,295 MT, +14%, and including decreases of 300 MT), Canada (1,830 MT, +25%, and including decreases of 300 MT) and Colombia (1,270 MT, +13%). Sales were positive to China (4,005 MT, and including decreases of 100 MT), Australia (640 MT), and Hong Kong (40 MT) for the fourth week following a week of corrections, to Nicaragua (220 MT) and Chile (160 MT, and the highest in six weeks) for the third week following a week of corrections and to Honduras (850 MT) for the second week following a week of corrections. Sales slowed to the Dominican Republic (395 MT, -20%), Philippines (350 MT, -10%), Guatemala (80 MT, -87%), Vietnam (60 MT, -17%) and Taiwan (40 MT, -62%).
Beef exports totaled 12,600 MT, down 7% from the previous week and 3% below the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Taiwan (1,365 MT, +13%, and the highest since January), Mexico (1,320 MT, +3%), Canada (935 MT, +6%), China (580 MT, up significantly, and the highest in ten weeks) and Guatemala (40 MT, +26%), but trended lower to Korea (3,790 MT, -8%), Japan (3,360 MT, -11%), Hong Kong (490 MT, -10%) and the Philippines (165 MT, -14%). No exports were reported to Indonesia or Vietnam.
Beef net sales were 14,075 MT, up 20% from the previous week and 11% above the previous four-week average. Sales were the highest in 10 weeks to Japan (6,840 MT, +93%, including decreases of 200 MT) and the highest in eight weeks to Vietnam (145 MT, +77%), while also trending higher to Taiwan (1,090 MT, +2%, and including decreases of 200 MT), Hong Kong (630 MT, +7%, and including decreases of 100 MT), Philippines (330 MT, +19%) and Guatemala (60 MT, +44%). Sales were positive to China (260 MT) for the first week following three consecutive weeks of corrections. Sales trended lower to Korea (3,000 MT, -29%, and including decreases of 300 MT), Canada (880 MT, -14%) and Mexico (310 MT, -82%). No sales were reported to Indonesia.
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.