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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Korea Leads Strong Week for Beef Exports; Another Solid Week for Pork

Beef exports for the week of Feb. 20-26 were the largest in 10 weeks at 14,910 MT, up 12% from the previous week and 16% above the previous four-week average. Exports were the largest in eight weeks to South Korea (4,990 MT, +21%) and in 10 weeks to Hong Kong (1,450 MT, +63%), while also increasing to Japan (3,690 MT, +2%), Mexico (1,520 MT, +9%), Taiwan (1,190 MT, +2%), Canada (700 MT, +10%), Vietnam (160 MT, +125%) and Chile (30 MT, +56%). Exports trended lower to the Philippines (70 MT, -44%), Singapore (70 MT, -30%), Guatemala (70 MT, -17%), the United Arab Emirates (50 MT, -15%) and Indonesia (20 MT, -46%). No exports were reported to China.

Beef net sales were 11,160 MT, down 13% from the previous week and 29% below the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Mexico (1,660 MT, +16%, including decreases of 100 MT) and Taiwan (1,370 MT, +21%, including decreases of 100 MT). Positive net sales were reported for the third consecutive week following corrections to the UAE (30 MT) and Chile (20 MT), and for the first week following corrections to Vietnam (90 MT). Sales trended lower to Japan (3,320 MT, -14%, including decreases of 200 MT), Korea (2,350 MT, -59%, including decreases of 100 MT), Hong Kong (730 MT, -33%, including decreases of 200 MT), Canada (610 MT, -8%), Indonesia (120 MT, -79%), the Philippines (30 MT, -92%), Guatemala (20 MT, -39%) and Singapore (20 MT, -87%). No sales were reported to China.

Pork exports remained strong at 37,840 MT, down 8% from the previous week’s very large volume but steady with the previous four-week average. Exports were the largest since June to Japan (5,080 MT, +10%) and Colombia (2,330 MT, +43%) and the largest since September to the Philippines (400 MT, +19%). Exports also increased to Korea (4,380 MT, +10%), Hong Kong (130 MT, +77% and the highest in five weeks) and Chile (20 MT, +300%) and were unchanged to the Dominican Republic (1,010 MT) and Vietnam (20 MT). Exports trended slightly lower to Mexico (17,150 MT, -1%), China (3,110 MT, -5%) and Honduras (850 MT, -4%), while also declining to Canada (1,400 MT, -36%), Australia (520 MT, -39%), Malaysia (20 MT, -74%) and Taiwan (10 MT, -95%).

Pork net sales were 36,100 MT, down 15% from the previous week but 8% above the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Mexico (22,390 MT, +48%, including decreases of 400 MT), Korea (2,460 MT, +2%, including decreases of 200 MT), and Australia (620 MT, +164%). Positive net sales were reported for the second consecutive week following corrections to Malaysia (20 MT). Sales trended lower to Japan (3,830 MT, -26%, including decreases of 200 MT), Colombia (1,240 MT, -40%, including decreases of 200 MT), the Dominican Republic (640 MT, -53%), Honduras (450 MT, -50%), China (340 MT, -82%), Canada (270 MT, -89%), the Philippines (90 MT, -82%), Taiwan (50 MT, -9%), Hong Kong (20 MT, -5%) and Vietnam (20 MT, -7%). No sales were reported for Chile.

Pork Exports Largest in Nearly Two Years; Beef Exports Fairly Steady

Pork exports for the week of Feb. 13-19 were the largest since April 2024 at 41,090 MT, up 15% from the previous week and 12% above the previous four-week average. Exports were the largest since June to China (4,200 MT, +45%) and Colombia (2,220 MT, +56%), the largest in five weeks to Mexico (18,460 MT, +9%), and the largest since April to South Korea (4,880 MT, +31%). Exports also trended higher to Japan (4,880 MT, +10%), the Dominican Republic (970 MT, +1%), the Philippines (350 MT, +10%), Hong Kong (110 MT, +31%) and Malaysia (100 MT, +5%), but were lower to Canada (1,870 MT, -12%), Honduras (810 MT, -14%), Australia (730 MT, -8%) and Taiwan (70 MT, -61%). No exports were reported to Chile or Vietnam.

Pork net sales were 42,610 MT, up 56% from the previous week and 16% above the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Mexico (25,610 MT, +62%, including decreases of 400 MT), Colombia (2,790 MT, +66%, including decreases of 100 MT and the highest in five weeks), the Dominican Republic (2,210 MT, +163%, including decreases of 100 MT and the highest since October), Honduras (1,080 MT, +40% and the highest in five weeks), the Philippines (1,050 MT, +341% and the highest since May), Australia (660 MT, +756% and the highest in five weeks), and Chile (50 MT, +194%). Positive net sales were reported for the fourth consecutive week following corrections to Vietnam (50 MT) and for the first week following corrections to Malaysia (20 MT). Sales trended lower to Japan (3,990 MT, -22%, including decreases of 200 MT), Canada (1,800 MT, -33%, including decreases of 200 MT), Korea (1,460 MT, -41%), China (750 MT, -87%) and Taiwan (20 MT, -61%). No net sales were reported for Hong Kong.

Beef exports totaled 13,310 MT, unchanged from the previous week but 5% above the previous four-week average. Exports were the largest in 10 weeks to Mexico (1,860 MT, +49%) and Canada (840 MT, +40%), the highest since September to the Philippines (230 MT, +197%) and the highest in five weeks to the United Arab Emirates (110 MT, +167%). Exports also trended higher to Hong Kong (1,020 MT, +10%), Guatemala (90 MT, +34%), Vietnam (80 MT, +1%) and Chile (20 MT, +56%) but were lower to Korea (3,950 MT, -3%), Japan (3,110 MT, -17%), Taiwan (1,010 MT, -21%) and Singapore (70 MT, -28%). No exports were reported to China or Indonesia.

Beef net sales were 12,900 MT, down 12% from the previous week and 23% below the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Japan (4,520 MT, +15%, including decreases of 200 MT), Mexico (1,900 MT, +63%, including decreases of 200 MT and the highest in five weeks), Indonesia (1,200 MT, +315% and the highest since November), Canada (1,080 MT, +126% and the highest since October) and Singapore (140 MT, +17%). Positive net sales were reported for the second consecutive week following corrections to the UAE (130 MT) and Chile (40 MT). Sales trended lower to Korea (1,860 MT, -74%, including decreases of 200 MT), Hong Kong (1,630 MT, -17%), Taiwan (470 MT, -61%), the Philippines (240 MT, -24%), and Guatemala (20 MT, -58%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to Vietnam (-2 MT). No net sales were reported to China.

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.