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.
Beef Sales Highest Since February; Pork Exports to Canada Largest Since 2020
Beef exports for the week of Jan. 23-29 totaled 12,990 MT. The top destinations included South Korea (4,400 MT), Japan (3,760 MT), Mexico (1,410 MT), Taiwan (1,290 MT), Hong Kong (700 MT), Canada (550 MT), the Philippines (110 MT and the highest in seven weeks), Guatemala (110 MT and the highest in six weeks), Vietnam (100 MT), the UAE (70 MT), Singapore (60 MT), Indonesia (30 MT) and Chile (10 MT). No exports were reported to China.
Beef net sales of 19,750 MT were the highest since last February, led by sales to Korea (7,560 MT, including decreases of 200 MT), Japan (6,340 MT and the highest since August, including decreases of 200 MT), Taiwan (1,480 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), Mexico (1,130 MT, including decreases of 200 MT), and Hong Kong (870 MT, including decreases of 100 MT). Other top markets for sales included Canada (580 MT), Philippines (540 MT and the highest since July), Vietnam (330 MT), Singapore (230 MT and the highest in eight weeks), Guatemala (80 MT), Chile (60 MT), UAE (60 MT) and Indonesia (10 MT). No net sales were reported for China.
Pork exports totaled 37,620 MT, and the main destinations included Mexico (16,950 MT), Japan (4,320 MT), Korea (3,790 MT), Canada (3,340 MT and the highest since 2020), China (3,040 MT), the Dominican Republic (1,240 MT and the highest since June), Colombia (1,210 MT), Honduras (960 MT), Australia (490 MT), the Philippines (280 MT), Malaysia (110 MT), Taiwan (90 MT), Hong Kong (60 MT), Vietnam (20 MT) and Chile (20 MT).
Pork net sales of 35,110 MT were led by sales to Mexico (13,830 MT, including decreases of 8,100 MT), China (5,200 MT, including decreases of 300 MT), Canada (4,700 MT and the highest since March 2024, including decreases of 300 MT), Japan (4,050 MT, including decreases of 2,900 MT) and Korea (2,610 MT, including decreases of 1,400 MT). Other top markets for sales included Colombia (1,800 MT), the Dominican Republic (840 MT), Honduras (750 MT), the Philippines (660 MT and the highest in seven weeks), Chile (70 MT and the highest since September), Vietnam (50 MT), Malaysia (20 MT), and Australia (20 MT). No net sales were reported for Taiwan or Hong Kong.
China and Mexico Fuel Large Pork Sales; Strong Beef Sales to Korea and Japan
Pork exports for the week of Jan. 16-22 totaled 35,920 MT, as the main destinations included Mexico (17,400 MT), Japan (4,090 MT), South Korea (3,810 MT), China (2,610 MT), Canada (1,590 MT), Colombia (1,410 MT), Honduras (1,030 MT), the Dominican Republic (820 MT), Australia (480 MT), Taiwan (320 MT), the Philippines (290 MT and the highest in 12 weeks), Hong Kong (140 MT), Malaysia (100 MT), Chile (30 MT) and Vietnam (20 MT).
Pork net sales were the highest since 2024 at 55,980 MT, led by the largest sales since September to Mexico (28,330 MT including decreases of 9,700 MT), the largest since 2023 to China (15,900 MT, including decreases of 100 MT) and largest in six weeks to Canada (2,720 MT, including decreases of 300 MT). Other top destinations included Japan (3,830 MT, including decreases of 1,300 MT), Korea (1,700 MT, including decreases of 500 MT) and Colombia (1,280 MT). Sales were also reported for Honduras (550 MT), the Dominican Republic (140 MT), Malaysia (120 MT), the Philippines (100 MT), Hong Kong (80 MT), Taiwan (50 MT) and Australia (20 MT). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to Vietnam (-30 MT) and no net sales were reported for Chile.
Beef exports totaled 12,570 MT, as the top destinations were Korea (3,750 MT), Japan (3,580 MT), Taiwan (1,550 MT), Mexico (1,280 MT) and Hong Kong (820 MT). Exports to Canada (680 MT) were the highest in six weeks and exports were also reported to Indonesia (390 MT), Vietnam (90 MT), Singapore (80 MT), the Philippines (60 MT), the United Arab Emirates (40 MT) and Chile (20 MT). No exports were reported to China or Guatemala.
Beef net sales reached 16,890 MT, the highest in eight weeks, led by the largest sales since September to Korea (7,620 MT, including decreases of 300 MT) and the largest since August to Japan (4,880 MT, including decreases of 300 MT). Sales were also reported to Hong Kong (1,800 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), Taiwan (1,670 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), Mexico (860 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), Canada (340 MT), Guatemala (100 MT), Vietnam (90 MT), the Philippines (70 MT), Singapore (60 MT and the highest in seven weeks), and Indonesia (50 MT). No net sales were reported for China, Chile or the UAE.
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.