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.
Slow Start to August for Beef Sales; Exports also Trend Lower
Beef exports for the week of Aug. 1-7 totaled 11,400 MT, down 19% from the previous week and 8% below the previous four-week average. Exports increased to Japan (3,890 MT, +9%), Vietnam (110 MT, +52%) and Guatemala (100 MT, +38%), but trended lower to South Korea (3,350 MT, -5%), Mexico (1,300 MT, -4%), Taiwan (1,060 MT, -1%), Canada (610 MT, -34%), Hong Kong (480 MT, -23%), the Philippines (170 MT, -43%), the Netherlands (30 MT, -72%) and Peru (1 MT, -97%). No exports were reported to China or Indonesia.
Beef net sales were the lowest of 2025 at just 4,300 MT, down 73% from the previous week and 66% below the previous four-week average. Sales to the Philippines (480 MT, +55% and including decreases of 100 MT) remained strong after reaching a three-year high the previous week, while sales also increased to the Netherlands (200 MT, +186% and the highest since February) and edged slightly higher to Japan (3,180 MT, +1% and including decreases of 900 MT). But sales declined sharply to Korea (500 MT, -85% and including decreases of 1,800 MT), Taiwan (100 MT, -91% and including decreases of 700 MT), Canada (100 MT, -91%), Vietnam (40 MT, -81%) and Guatemala (30 MT, -75%), and no sales were reported to Indonesia. Corrections resulted in negative net sales to Mexico (-610 MT), Peru (-110 MT), China (-25 MT) and Hong Kong (-6 MT).
Pork exports totaled 27,000 MT, down 4% from the previous week and 1% below the previous four-week average. Exports were the largest in seven weeks to Mexico (13,200 MT, +9%) and were also higher to Colombia (1,410 MT, +5%), Australia (1,120 MT, +84% and the highest since March) and Guatemala (280 MT, +9%). Exports trended lower to Japan (3,470 MT, -5%), Korea (2,300 MT, -8%), China (2,240 MT, -25%), Canada (1,100 MT, -13%), Honduras (390 MT, -33%), the Dominican Republic (350 MT, -27%), the Philippines (280 MT, -22%), El Salvador (190 MT, -26%), Hong Kong (20 MT, -33%) and Taiwan (1 MT, -95%). No exports were reported to Chile or Vietnam.
Pork net sales were 21,200 MT, down 32% from the previous week and 19% below the previous four-week average. Sales to Japan (6,470 MT, +75% and including decreases of 100 MT) were the fourth highest this year, and sales were also sharply higher for South Korea (3,520 MT, +78% and including decreases of 100 MT and the highest in seven weeks), Honduras (1,190 MT, +86% and the highest since April), the Philippines (790 MT, +134% and the highest since May) and Guatemala (260 MT, +57%). Sales were positive to China (450 MT), El Salvador (370 MT, the highest since May), and Australia (80 MT) for the third week following corrections and to Chile (50 MT) for the first week following two weeks of corrections. But these results were offset by lower sales to Mexico (4,650 MT, -59% and including decreases of 600 MT), Colombia (1,660 MT, -17% and including 100 MT switched from Guatemala and decreases of 100 MT), Canada (650 MT, -53%), the Dominican Republic (270 MT, -32%) and Taiwan (5 MT, -88%). No sales were reported to Vietnam for the second consecutive week, and corrections resulted in negative net sales to Hong Kong (-90 MT).
Exports and Sales Close July on High Note
Beef exports for the week of July 25-31 totaled 14,000 MT, up 15% from the previous week and 14% above from the previous four-week average. Exports reached a new weekly high to the United Arab Emirates (190 MT, +446%) and were the largest in more than a year to Canada (1,230 MT, +40%). Exports also trended higher to Japan (4,120 MT, +13%), Mexico (1,720 MT, +41%), Hong Kong (730 MT, +29%), Guatemala (130 MT, +148% and the highest since April), Qatar (110 MT, up significantly and the highest since February 2024), Kuwait (110 MT, +842% and the highest since January) and Indonesia (45 MT, up from 0 MT in recent months), but were lower to South Korea (3,570 MT, -5%), Taiwan (980 MT, -17%), the Philippines (230 MT, -18%), Vietnam (70 MT, -8%) and China (15 MT, -81%).
Beef net sales were 15,900 MT, up 88% from the previous week and 40% above the previous four-week average. Sales to Japan (6,060 MT, +128% and including decreases of 300 MT) were the fifth highest this year, sales to Mexico (1,830 MT, +54% and including decreases of 100 MT) were the highest since December, and sales to the Philippines (820 MT, +678%) were the highest since August 2022. Sales were also higher to Korea (4,010 MT, +10% and including decreases of 300 MT), Taiwan (1,120 MT, +5% and including decreases of 100 MT), UAE (80 MT, +209% and the highest in eight weeks) and Qatar (20 MT, +39%), while sales were steady to Kuwait (20 MT). Sales were positive to Guatemala (180 MT, the highest since January) for the fourth week following corrections and to China (15 MT) for the third week following two weeks of corrections. Sales slowed to Canada (680 MT, -35%), Hong Kong (320 MT, -66%) and Vietnam (120 MT, -43%), and no sales were reported to Indonesia.
Pork exports totaled 28,200 MT, up 5% from the previous week and 2% above the previous four-week average. Exports trended higher to Mexico (12,520 MT, +3%), Japan (3,780 MT, +2%), China (2,850 MT, +2%), Korea (2,710 MT, +2%), Australia (920 MT, +57%), the Philippines (510 MT, +7%), Guatemala (260 MT, +10%) and Hong Kong (90 MT, +309%), but trended lower to Colombia (1,320 MT, -8%), Canada (1,220 MT, -8%), Honduras (570 MT, -5%), the Dominican Republic (470 MT, -11%), El Salvador (210 MT, -24%), Chile (20 MT, -77%) and Taiwan (10 MT, -74%). No exports were reported to Vietnam.
Pork net sales were 31,000 MT, down 22% from the previous week’s large volume but still 27% above the previous four-week average. Sales to China (12,510 MT) were positive for the second week following corrections and were the highest in two months. Sales were the also the highest in two months to Guatemala (590 MT, up significantly) and increased to Korea (2,810 MT, +101% and including decreases of 900 MT), Colombia (2,460 MT, +52% and including decreases of 200 MT), Canada (1,860 MT, +79%), Honduras (740 MT, +38%), and the Dominican Republic (420 MT, +30%). Sales to both Australia (130 MT) and El Salvador (280 MT, the highest since mid-May) were positive for the second week following corrections. Sales slowed to Mexico (6,970 MT, -38% and including decreases of 700 MT), Japan (1,980 MT, -53% and including decreases of 100 MT), the Philippines (120 MT, -61%) and Hong Kong (10 MT, -88%). No sales were reported to Taiwan or Vietnam. Corrections resulted in negative net sales to Chile (-25 MT) for the second consecutive week.
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.