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 and Sales Rebound; Japan Leads Solid Week for Beef Exports

Pork exports for the week of Sept. 11-17 totaled 32,090 MT, up 16% from the previous week and 9% above the previous four-week average. Exports were the largest in 15 weeks to Mexico (16,710 MT, +20%) and in nine weeks to Guatemala (610 MT, +60%), while also increasing to Japan (4,020 MT, +11%), Colombia (2,040 MT, +14%), Honduras (760 MT, +3%), Costa Rica (310 MT, +16%), Nicaragua (310 MT, +40%), Taiwan (30 MT, +88%), Hong Kong (30 MT, +8%) and Vietnam (30 MT, +47%). Exports trended lower to South Korea (2,280 MT, -4%), China (2,030 MT, -23%), Canada (1,610 MT, -19%), the Dominican Republic (440 MT, -24%), Australia (180 MT, -42%) and the Philippines (130 MT, -9%). No exports were reported to Chile or Malaysia.

Pork net sales were 35,320 MT, up 17% from the previous week and 8% above the previous four-week average. Sales were the highest in two months to China (6,860 MT, +155%), the highest in five weeks to Canada (2,360 MT, +136%, including decreases of 300 MT) and the highest since February to Taiwan (90 MT, +149%). Sales also increased to Japan (3,910 MT, +11%, including decreases of 200 MT), Korea (2,150 MT, +3%, including decreases of 500 MT), Colombia (2,040 MT, +32%), Costa Rica (410 MT, +96%), Nicaragua (310 MT, +77%), the Philippines (110 MT, +34%) and Hong Kong (80 MT, +15%), while trending lower to Mexico (15,850 MT, -9%, including decreases of 700 MT), Honduras (420 MT, -60%), the Dominican Republic (380 MT, -46%), Guatemala (200 MT, -68%) and Australia (100 MT, -86%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to El Salvador (-100 MT) and no sales were reported to Vietnam, Chile, or Malaysia.

Beef exports totaled 12,100 MT, up 22% from the previous week and 7% above the previous four-week average. Exports to Japan (2,910 MT, +23%) were the largest in five weeks and shipments to the Philippines (310 MT, +98%) and the United Arab Emirates (150 MT, +199%) were the largest since April and May, respectively. Exports also increased to Korea (3,690 MT, +5%), Taiwan (1,390 MT, +15%), Hong Kong (710 MT, +11%), Chile (60 MT, +35%), and Singapore (50 MT, +3%), but trended lower to Mexico (1,160 MT, -10%), Canada (400 MT, -14%), China (300 MT, -54%), Guatemala (70 MT, -21%), Vietnam (40 MT, -63%), and Indonesia (30 MT, -80%).

Beef net sales were 9,400 MT, down 34% from the previous week and 16% below the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Japan (2,280 MT, +10%, including decreases of 2,000 MT) and Hong Kong (1,880 MT, +104% and the highest since March, including decreases of 100 MT), and were steady to Mexico (1,230 MT). Positive sales were reported for the second consecutive week following corrections to Vietnam (50 MT) and Chile (30 MT), and for the first week following corrections to Indonesia (20 MT). Sales trended lower to Korea (2,110 MT, -39%, including decreases of 600 MT), Taiwan (580 MT, -54%, including decreases of 600 MT), China (280 MT, -62%), Canada (260 MT, -4%), Guatemala (100 MT, -18%), the Philippines (100 MT, -72%) and Singapore (50 MT, -26%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to the UAE (-180 MT). For 2027 delivery, total net sales of 100 MT were reported for Japan.

Holiday Week Sees Jump in Beef Sales; Other Results Trend Lower

Beef exports for the Labor Day holiday-shortened week of Sept. 4-10 totaled 9,880 MT, down 14% from the previous week and 18% below the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Taiwan (1,380 MT, +7%) and the Philippines (170 MT, +28%), and were the largest in 10 weeks to Singapore (110 MT, +143%), but trended lower to South Korea (3,290 MT, -8%), Japan (1,510 MT, -46%), Hong Kong (580 MT, -7%), China (390 MT, -36%), Canada (390 MT, -31%), Indonesia (100 MT, -31%), Guatemala (80 MT, -8%), the United Arab Emirates (50 MT, -8%), Vietnam (50 MT, -55%) and Chile (30 MT, -31%).

Beef net sales were 14,160 MT, up 65% from the previous week and 42% above the previous four-week average. Sales were the largest in six weeks to South Korea (6,090 MT, +168% and including decreases of 100 MT), the largest in seven weeks to Mexico (1,980 MT, +74%) and the largest in more than a year to the Philippines (780 MT, +212%), while also increasing to Taiwan (1,370 MT, +8%, including decreases of 100 MT), Hong Kong (1,260 MT, +59%, including decreases of 100 MT) and Singapore (70 MT, +4%). Positive sales were reported for the first week following corrections to Vietnam (90 MT) and Chile (30 MT). Sales trended lower to Japan (1,340 MT, -32%, including decreases of 300 MT), Canada (230 MT, -29%), China (210 MT, -77%), the UAE (50 MT, -69%) and Guatemala (20 MT, -90%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to Indonesia (-60 MT).

Pork exports totaled 27,590 MT, down 9% from the previous week and 6% below the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to China (2,690 MT, +4%), Canada (1,960 MT, +4%), Guatemala (480 MT, +41% and the highest in eight weeks), Hong Kong (40 MT, +55% and the highest in five weeks) and Vietnam (30 MT, +120%). Exports were modestly lower to Mexico (13,390 MT, -3%) and Korea (2,170 MT, -3%), but declined more significantly to Japan (2,900 MT, -22%), Colombia (1,490 MT, -23%), Honduras (650 MT, -15%), the Dominican Republic (480 MT, -27%), Nicaragua (210 MT, -11%), Costa Rica (200 MT, -29%), Australia (160 MT, -58%) and the Philippines (130 MT, -44%). No exports were reported to Taiwan, Chile, or Malaysia.

Pork net sales were 30,100 MT, up 10% from the previous week but 6% below the previous four-week average. Sales were the highest in five weeks to Japan (5,600 MT, +96% and including decreases of 200 MT) and Korea (4,000 MT, +103% and including decreases of 200 MT) and the largest since February to Taiwan (80 MT, +403%), while also increasing to China (2,510 MT, +16%, including decreases of 100 MT), Canada (1,790 MT, +46%, including decreases of 200 MT), Honduras (1,360 MT, +46% and the highest in six weeks) and Hong Kong (80 MT, +24%). Positive sales were reported for the fourth consecutive week following corrections to Malaysia (20 MT). Sales trended lower to Mexico (12,310 MT, -27%, including decreases of 600 MT), Colombia (950 MT, -51%), Guatemala (410 MT, -39%), the Dominican Republic (290 MT, -61%), Costa Rica (180 MT, -48%), Australia (100 MT, -88%), the Philippines (50 MT, -58%), Nicaragua (30 MT, -90%) and Chile (30 MT, -66%). No sales were reported to Vietnam. For 2027 delivery, net sales of 300 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.