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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Late-Reported Results for Beef; Mexico and Korea Lead Pork Sales Rebound

Beef exports for the week of June 19-25 totaled 17,800 MT, up 36% from the previous week and 45% above the previous four-week average. Exports were the largest since December to Mexico (1,930 MT, +49%), the largest in five weeks to South Korea (4,730 MT, +32%) and the largest in 14 weeks to Japan (4,150 MT, +32%), while also increasing to China (1,850 MT, +2,352%), Hong Kong (940 MT, +4%) and Canada (740 MT, +5%). Exports trended lower to Taiwan (1,180 MT, -2%), Indonesia (210 MT, -8%), Singapore (80 MT, -40%), Vietnam (40 MT, -83%), Guatemala (30 MT, -61%), the United Arab Emirates (30 MT, -39%) and Chile (30 MT, -8%). No exports were reported to the Philippines.

Beef net sales were 14,900 MT, down 30% from the previous week but 12% above the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Korea (4,730 MT, +10%, including decreases of 200 MT), Taiwan (1,910 MT, +19%), China (1,790 MT, +467%), Mexico (1,580 MT, +5%) and Guatemala (210 MT, +470%). Positive sales were reported for the fourth consecutive week following corrections to Hong Kong (550 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), the Philippines (260 MT and the highest since March), the UAE (100 MT), Vietnam (30 MT), Indonesia (10 MT) and Singapore (10 MT). Sales trended lower to Japan (1,980 MT, -35%, including decreases of 400 MT) and Canada (220 MT, -71%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to Chile (-20 MT).

Late Reporting: For 2026, net sales and exports totaling 111,164 MT were reported late for Chile (38,452 MT), Italy (32,246 MT), Japan (18,583 MT), Hong Kong (11,226 MT), Switzerland (3,734 MT), Taiwan (2,342 MT), the United Kingdom (1,669 MT), the United Arab Emirates (1,438 MT), Singapore (1,126 MT) and Lebanon (348 MT). Note that the late reported volumes were the same for both net sales and exports for earlier this marketing year, meaning the reporter indicated that all those sales were already shipped out as exports.

NOTE: USMEF reached out to FAS regarding the unusually large volumes for the destinations that were reported late. FAS is currently following up on the issue, and we expect corrections in the next report. We will cover the details of any corrections next week. For reference, beef cut exports for the first half of the year have never exceeded 5,100 mt for Chile and 3,422 for Italy even at their record highs. These late reported volumes are not included in the weekly export and sales totals we reported above, as we wait for further clarity.

Pork exports totaled 31,800 MT, down 1% from the previous week but 1% above the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Mexico (15,380 MT, +4%), Korea (2,280 MT, +1%), Honduras (970 MT, +57%), Guatemala (570 MT, +42%), Costa Rica (340 MT, +80%), Chile (60 MT, +389%) and Taiwan (50 MT, +9,100%). Exports trended lower to Japan (4,590 MT, -5%), China (3,160 MT, -1%), Colombia (1,610 MT, -21%), Canada (1,240 MT, -13%), the Dominican Republic (420 MT, -33%), Australia (270 MT, -12%), Nicaragua (130 MT, -55%), the Philippines (70 MT, -53%), Hong Kong (30 MT, -2%) and Malaysia (20 MT, -24%). No exports were reported to Vietnam.

Pork net sales were 37,630 MT, up 44% from the previous week and the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Mexico (18,710 MT, +85%, including decreases of 400 MT), Korea (5,580 MT, +169% and the highest in 15 weeks, including decreases of 100 MT), China (5,280 MT, +35%, including decreases of 100 MT), the Dominican Republic (920 MT, +122%) and Hong Kong (30 MT, +3%), and were unchanged to Guatemala (390 MT). Positive sales were reported for the third consecutive week following corrections to Australia (1,470 MT), and for the second week to Nicaragua (350 MT), Costa Rica (180 MT), the Philippines (10 MT) and Vietnam (10 MT). Sales trended lower to Japan (1,470 MT, -68%, including decreases of 300 MT), Colombia (1,350 MT, -19%), Canada (980 MT, -32%) and Honduras (540 MT, -6%). No sales were reported to Chile, Taiwan, or Malaysia.

Exports Fairly Steady; Taiwan and Korea Lead Beef Sales Rebound

Beef exports for the week of June 12-18 totaled 13,050 MT, unchanged from the previous week and 2% below the previous four-week average. Exports were the largest since January to Taiwan (1,520 MT, +29%) and trended higher to Japan (3,270 MT, +4%), Canada (780 MT, +8%), Indonesia (280 MT, +35%), China (230 MT, +1178%), the Philippines (110 MT, +15%) and Guatemala (110 MT, +55%). Exports declined to South Korea (3,820 MT, -3%), Mexico (1,160 MT, -16%), Hong Kong (830 MT, -16%), Singapore (70 MT, -44%), Vietnam (50 MT, -77%), the United Arab Emirates (40 MT, -34%) and Chile (30 MT, -1%).

Beef net sales were 21,270 MT, up significantly from the previous week and 88% above the previous four-week average. Sales were the highest in five years to Taiwan (3,430 MT, +196% including decreases of 200 MT) and the highest in 15 weeks to Korea (7,130 MT, +101% including decreases of 100 MT), while also increasing to Japan (3,440 MT, +18%, including decreases of 400 MT) and China (420 MT, +99%). Positive sales were reported for the third consecutive week following corrections to Hong Kong (1,160 MT), Indonesia (490 MT), the UAE (250 MT), Singapore (170 MT), the Philippines (140 MT), and Vietnam (20 MT) and for the first week to Chile (80 MT). Sales trended lower to Mexico (1,190 MT, -20%), Canada (860 MT, -8%) and Guatemala (50 MT, -42%).

Export Adjustments: Accumulated exports of beef were adjusted down 2,300 MT. Adjustments were for Vietnam (58 MT), Canada (368 MT), Egypt (424 MT), Japan (141 MT), Italy (155 MT), Kuwait (176 MT), Mexico (177 MT), Morocco (218 MT), Oman (63 MT), Qatar (215 MT), Saudi Arabia (128 MT) and Korea (177 MT) for week ending June 4. These exports were reported in error.

Pork exports totaled 32,010 MT, up 7% from the previous week but unchanged from the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Mexico (15,890 MT, +10%), China (3,370 MT, +15% and the highest in six weeks), Canada (1,470 MT, +2%), Guatemala (470 MT, +27%), Costa Rica (220 MT, +19%) and the Philippines (170 MT, +27%). Exports trended lower to Japan (4,440 MT, -12%), Korea (2,170 MT, -14%), Colombia (1,540 MT, -32%), Honduras (610 MT, -7%), the Dominican Republic (480 MT, -42%), Australia (350 MT, -1%), Nicaragua (250 MT, -22%), Malaysia (20 MT, -20%) and Hong Kong (20 MT, -20%). No exports were reported to Vietnam, Chile, or Taiwan.

Pork net sales were 26,230 MT, up 63% from the previous week’s low volume but still 6% below the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Korea (2,790 MT, +43% and the highest in eight weeks, including decreases of 200 MT), Colombia (2,370 MT, +91%, including decreases of 100 MT), Canada (2,060 MT, +82%, including decreases of 300 MT), the Dominican Republic (560 MT, +21%), Guatemala (550 MT, +21%) and Taiwan (20 MT, +6%). Positive sales were reported for the second week following corrections to Australia (1,820 MT) and for the first week to Costa Rica (220 MT), the Philippines (120 MT), Vietnam (100 MT) and Nicaragua (90 MT). Sales trended lower to Mexico (9,700 MT, -23%, including decreases of 900 MT), Japan (3,710 MT, -17%, including decreases of 300 MT), China (1,190 MT, -71%) and Honduras (530 MT, -11%). No sales were reported to Malaysia, Hong Kong or Chile. For 2027 delivery, net sales of 200 MT were reported for Australia.

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.