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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Beef Sales Steady, Other Results Trend Lower

Beef exports for the week of May 19-25 totaled 15,800 MT, down 4% from the previous week and 8% below the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to China (2,890 MT, +2%), Taiwan (1,850 MT, +41%) and Guatemala (90 MT, +10%), but were lower to Japan (3,930 MT, -3%), South Korea (3,580 MT, -22%), Mexico (1,110 MT, -15%), Canada (990 MT, -14%), Hong Kong (500 MT, -10%), Indonesia (200 MT, -39%) and the Philippines (70 MT, -42%).

Beef net sales were 18,100 MT, down 1% from the previous week but unchanged from the previous four-week average. Sales to Japan (5,680 MT, +22% and including decrease of 1,000 MT) and China (3,410 MT, +41% and including decreases of 300 MT) were the highest since February, and sales to Korea (4,750 MT, +24% and including decreases of 1,600 MT) were the highest since March. Sales to Indonesia (180 MT) were positive for the second week following corrections. Sales slowed to Canada (1,170 MT, -29% and including decreases of 500 MT), Taiwan (1,130 MT, -30% and including decreases of 500 MT), Hong Kong (560 MT, -8%), Mexico (520 MT, -77%), Guatemala (90 MT, -16%), and the Philippines (40 MT, -21%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales for the United Kingdom (-70 MT).

Pork exports totaled 33,850 MT, down 12% from the previous week and 10% below the previous four-week average. Exports to Taiwan (940 MT, +45%) set a new weekly record, and exports were also higher to Japan (5,140 MT, +10%), Korea (3,430 MT, +5%), Colombia (2,440 MT, +139% and the highest since November 2021), the Philippines (680 MT, +46%), Chile (260 MT, +36%), Nicaragua (270 MT, +9%), Hong Kong (100 MT, +116%) and Vietnam (50 MT, +55%). Exports were lower to Mexico (11,380 MT, -26%), China (4,280 MT, -24%), Canada (1,610 MT, -17%), Australia (1,360 MT, -14%), the Dominican Republic (640 MT, -30%), Honduras (240 MT, -68%) and Guatemala (160 MT, -45%).

Pork net sales were 22,600 MT, down 23% from the previous week and 36% below the previous four-week average. Sales to Nicaragua (1,620 MT, +693%) were record-large, and sales also increased to Canada (2,060 MT, +78% and including decreases of 400 MT), Chile (670 MT, +39% and the highest since the beginning of March) and Hong Kong (120 MT, +364%). Sales slowed to Mexico (9,290 MT, -26% and including decreases of 500 MT), Japan (3,920 MT, -23% and including decreases of 100 MT), Colombia (1,200 MT, -20%), China (950 MT, -85%), Korea (860 MT, -76%), the Philippines (710 MT, -19%), Honduras (260 MT, -47%), the Dominican Republic (130 MT, -80%), Taiwan (100 MT, -52%) and Vietnam (30 MT, -84%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to Australia (-30 MT) and Guatemala (-40 MT).

Mexico, Australia Lead Strong Week for Pork Exports; Beef Sales also Trend Higher

Pork exports for the week of May 12-18 totaled 38,500 MT, up 5% from the previous week and 2% above the previous four-week average. When excluding catch-up reporting, exports to Australia (2,130 MT, +60%) set a new record and exports to Mexico (16,890 MT, +15%) were the sixth highest on record. Exports were the highest since February to Canada (2,060 MT, +13%), exports to the Philippines (640 MT, +41%) were the second highest this year and exports were also higher to Colombia (1,330 MT, +34%), Guatemala (330 MT, +15% and the highest in six weeks), and Nicaragua (260 MT, +30%). Exports trended lower to China (4,630 MT, -22%), Japan (4,330 MT, -6%), South Korea (3,180 MT, -13%), the Dominican Republic (650 MT, -39%), Honduras (630 MT, -9%), Taiwan (370 MT, -44%), Chile (150 MT, -34%), Hong Kong (30 MT, -64%) and Vietnam (20 MT, -4%).

Pork net sales were 29,240 MT, down 8% from the previous week and 29% below the previous four-week average. Sales to Vietnam (470 MT, up significantly) were the highest since October 2020 and sales were also higher to Korea (4,370 MT, +58% and including decreases of 600 MT), the Dominican Republic (1,150 MT, +109% and the highest in eight weeks, and including decreases of 100 MT) and Australia (700 MT, +39%). Sales to Nicaragua (60 MT) were positive for the second week following corrections. Sales slowed to Mexico (14,430 MT, -15% and including decreases of 300 MT), Japan (4,410 MT, -21% and including decreases of 100 MT), Colombia (1,160 MT, -42%), China (610 MT, -91%), Canada (530 MT, -76%), Chile (330 MT, -35%), Guatemala (230 MT, -27%), Taiwan (130 MT, -50%), the Philippines (90 MT, -91%), Honduras (40 MT, -94%) and Hong Kong (10 MT, -84%).

Beef exports totaled 16,520 MT, down 10% from the previous week and 3% below the previous four-week average. Exports to Canada (1,270 MT, +27%) were the second highest this year and exports were also higher to Korea (4,730 MT, +7%), Japan (4,070 MT, +3%), and Mexico (1,380 MT, +7%). Exports trended lower to China (2,320 MT, -23%), Taiwan (950 MT, -32%), Indonesia (310 MT, -5%), Hong Kong (300 MT, -50%), the Philippines (110 MT, -10%) and Guatemala (50 MT, -50%).

Beef net sales were 18,260 MT, up 5% from the previous week and 15% above the previous four-week average. Sales to Japan (5,530 MT, +44% and including decreases of 400 MT) were the highest since February and sales were also higher to Korea (3,800 MT, +10% and including decreases of 400 MT), China (2,510 MT, +32% and including decreases of 100 MT), Mexico (2,170 MT, +21% and including decreases of 100 MT), Hong Kong (580 MT, +9%), and the Philippines (60 MT, +9%). Sales to Indonesia (410 MT) were positive for the first week following corrections and sales slowed to Taiwan (1,240 MT, -12% and including decreases of 100 MT), Canada (730 MT, -61%) and Guatemala (90 MT, -53%).

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.