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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Exports to Japan Headline 2024 High for Beef and Strong Week for Pork

Beef exports for the week of April 5-11 reached a 2024 high of 16,700 MT, up 21% from the previous week and 20% above the previous four-week average. Exports to Japan (4,740 MT, +33%) were the highest since April 2023, exports to Korea (4,600 MT, +25%) were the highest in five weeks and exports to China (2,790 MT, +15%) were the highest in nine weeks and the second highest this year. Exports to the Philippines (370 MT, +269%) were the highest in more than a year and shipments also trended higher to Mexico (1,370 MT, +6%), Canada (670 MT, +12%), Indonesia (170 MT, +14%) and Guatemala (100 MT, +33%). Exports were lower to Taiwan (940 MT, -1%) and Hong Kong (300 MT, -13%).

Beef net sales were 17,750 MT, up 30% from the previous week and 27% above the previous four-week average. Sales to China (3,570 MT, +111% and including decreases of 100 MT) were the highest in nine weeks, sales to Taiwan (2,070 MT, +73% and including decreases of 100 MT) were the highest in five weeks and the second highest this year, sales to Mexico (1,770 MT, +71% and including decreases of 100 MT) were the highest in eight weeks and sales to the Philippines (160 MT, +203%) were the highest in five weeks. Sales were also higher to Korea (5,430 MT, +24% and including decreases of 400 MT) and Hong Kong (400 MT, +26%), while sales slowed to Japan (2,800 MT, -14% and including decreases of 300 MT), Canada (680 MT, -32%), Indonesia (120 MT, -36%) and Guatemala (30 MT, -66%).

Pork exports totaled 41,720 MT, up 18% from the previous week and 22% above the previous four-week average. When excluding catch-up reporting, exports to Japan (6,530 MT, +30%) and Honduras (1,060 MT, +94%) were the highest on record and exports to Korea (5,550 MT, +6%) were the sixth highest on record. Exports to Mexico (16,230 MT, +34%) were the highest this year, while exports to Australia (1,660 MT, +28%) and Guatemala (510 MT, +100% and the highest in nine weeks) were the second highest this year. Exports were also higher to China (3,610 MT, +7% and the highest in five weeks), the Philippines (510 MT, +45% and the highest in eight weeks), Chile (340 MT, +94% and the highest in seven weeks), Taiwan (160 MT, +3%), Vietnam (140 MT, +25%), and Hong Kong (70 MT, +82% and the highest in five weeks). Exports trended lower to Canada (1,940 MT, -1%), Colombia (1,400 MT, -15%), the Dominican Republic (700 MT, -10%) and Nicaragua (180 MT, -17%).

Pork net sales were 21,830 MT, down 54% from the previous week and 47% below the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to China (2,970 MT, +23% and including decreases of 100 MT), Colombia (1,420 MT, +15% and including decreases of 100 MT), Honduras (890 MT, +23%), the Dominican Republic (850 MT, +8%), the Philippines (500 MT, +16%) and Nicaragua (130 MT, +23%). Sales to Japan (2,940 MT and including decreases of 200 MT) were positive for the second week following corrections. Sales to Australia (630 MT) and Taiwan (240 MT) were positive for the first week following two weeks of corrections. Sales to Chile (300 MT and the highest since January), Canada (470 MT), Guatemala (180 MT) and Vietnam (1 MT) were positive for the first week following corrections. Sales slowed to Mexico (8,490 MT, -60% and including decreases of 300 MT), Korea (1,240 MT, -71% and including decreases of 400 MT) and Hong Kong (20 MT, -43%).

Mexico, Honduras and Asian Markets Fuel Big Week for Pork

Pork exports for the week of March 29-April 4 totaled 35,460 MT, up 2% from the previous week and 5% above the previous four-week average. Exports to Honduras (820 MT, +81%) were the sixth highest on record and exports to Japan (5,350 MT, +6%) and Taiwan (200 MT, +33%) were the second highest this year. Exports were also higher to Mexico (12,530 MT, +5%), China (3,580 MT, +5%), Canada (2,000 MT, +6%), the Dominican Republic (840 MT, +6%), the Philippines (490 MT, +66% and the highest in seven weeks) and Guatemala (400 MT, +83% and the highest in five weeks), while trending lower to South Korea (5,240 MT, -1%), Colombia (1,480 MT, -9%), Australia (1,080 MT, -18%), Chile (140 MT, -34%), Nicaragua (140 MT, -42%), Vietnam (70 MT, -51%) and Hong Kong (30 MT, -40%).

Pork net sales were 47,410 MT, up 65% from the previous week and 33% above from the previous four-week average. Excluding weeks with catch-up reporting, sales to Korea (9,220 MT, +214% and including decreases of 100 MT) were the fourth highest on record and sales to Honduras (1,350 MT, +201%) were the fifth highest on record. Sales to Japan (6,920 MT, +70% and including decreases of 1,000 MT) were the highest in eight weeks and were positive for the first week following corrections. Mexico (19,750 MT, +4% and including decreases of 200 MT) had another large week of sales, sales to China (7,150 MT, +347% and including decreases of 100 MT) were the highest in five weeks, sales to Colombia (1,670 MT, +54%) were the highest in six weeks, and sales were also higher to the Philippines (520 MT, +45%) and Nicaragua (130 MT, +42%). Sales slowed to the Dominican Republic (730 MT, -15%) and Hong Kong (10 MT, -57%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to Canada (-490 MT), Australia (-180 MT), Chile (-160 MT), Taiwan (-150 MT), New Zealand (-60 MT), Guatemala (-20 MT) and Vietnam (-20 MT).

Beef exports totaled 13,860 MT, up 4% from the previous week but 4% below the previous four-week average. Exports to Indonesia (180 MT, +27%) were the second highest this year, exports to Guatemala (130 MT, +141%) were the highest in nine weeks, exports to Hong Kong (420 MT, +25%) were the highest in five weeks, and exports were also higher to Japan (3,700 MT, +1%) and Canada (740 MT, +23%). Exports trended lower to Korea (3,570 MT, -10%), China (2,200 MT, -12%), Mexico (1,200 MT, -16%), Taiwan (830 MT, -6%) and the Philippines (20 MT, -82%).

Beef net sales were 13,640 MT, down 27% from the previous week’s large total but still 2% above the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Korea (3,690 MT, +2% and including decreases of 400 MT), China (1,830 MT, +10% and including decreases of 200 MT), Taiwan (1,560 MT, +12% and including decreases of 100 MT), Mexico (1,230 MT, +6% and including decreases of 100 MT), Canada (1,140 MT, +17%) and Guatemala (120 MT, +76%). Sales slowed to Japan (2,720 MT, -14% and including decreases of 300 MT), Hong Kong (280 MT, -3%), the Philippines (60 MT, -39%) and Indonesia (20 MT, -91%).

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.