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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Mexico Leads Largest Week for Pork Exports in More than Three Years

Pork exports for the week of Jan. 2-8 totaled 40,670 MT, the largest since August 2022, driven primarily by increases to Mexico (20,960 MT and the largest since 2021), Japan (4,180 MT), China (3,360 MT and the largest since July), South Korea (3,310 MT) and Canada (2,340 MT and the largest in 12 months). Exports to Colombia (2,110 MT) and Honduras (1,060 MT) were the largest since June, while shipments also increased to the Dominican Republic (840 MT), Australia (790 MT and the largest since August), Taiwan (170 MT), Malaysia (160 MT and the largest since September), Philippines (120 MT) and Hong Kong (20 MT). No exports were reported to Chile or Vietnam.

Pork net sales were 26,830 MT, led by sales to Mexico (9,190 MT, including decreases of 10,400 MT), Japan (5,200 MT, including decreases of 2,200 MT), Korea (4,110 MT, including decreases of 2,200 MT) and Canada (2,330 MT, including decreases of 400 MT). Sales to the Dominican Republic (1,500 MT, including decreases of 200 MT) and Honduras (1,010 MT) were the highest since October and sales to Colombia (580 MT) reached a seven-week high. Other top markets for sales included China (650 MT), the Philippines (480 MT), Australia (450 MT), Malaysia (130 MT), Taiwan (80 MT) and Hong Kong (20 MT). Corrections resulted in negative net sales for 2026 delivery to Panama (-100 MT). For 2027 delivery, corrections resulted in negative net sales of 700 MT, including to Korea (-100 MT), Panama (-100 MT), Chile (-100 MT), Honduras (-100 MT) and the Dominican Republic (-100 MT).

Beef exports totaled 11,660 MT, primarily to Japan (3,410 MT), Korea (3,120 MT), Taiwan (1,620 MT), Mexico (1,120 MT), Hong Kong (1,030 MT), Canada (570 MT), Guatemala (80 MT), Singapore (80 MT), Vietnam (60 MT), Philippines (50 MT), Indonesia (30 MT), the United Arab Emirates (30 MT) and Chile (20 MT). No exports were reported to China.

Beef net sales were 11,190 MT, led by South Korea (3,760 MT, including decreases of 600 MT), Japan (2,030 MT, including decreases of 600 MT), Mexico (1,660 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), Taiwan (980 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), and Hong Kong (870 MT, including decreases of 400 MT). Other top markets for sales included Indonesia (730 MT), Canada (400 MT), Vietnam (130 MT), UAE (100 MT), Guatemala (70 MT), Singapore (40 MT) and the Philippines (10 MT). Corrections resulted in negative net sales for Chile (-10 MT).  

Year-End Report Includes Accumulated Exports and Outstanding Sales

Pork exports for the week of Dec. 26-31 totaled 25,750 MT. This brought accumulated 2025 exports to 1.549 million MT, down 8% from the 2024 total of 1.678 million MT. In 2025, the primary destinations included Mexico (669,660 MT, steady with 2024), Japan (201,910 MT, -10%), South Korea (171,160 MT, -6%), China (137,190 MT, -19%), Colombia (89,150 MT, -8%), Canada (78,160 MT, -21%), Australia (35,750 MT, -35%), Honduras (35,030 MT, -2%), the Dominican Republic (34,890 MT, -9%), the Philippines (15,620 MT, -22%), Chile (3,240 MT, -70%) and Hong Kong (2,480 MT, +4%).

For the new 2026 marketing year, the latest report only included exports on Jan. 1. On this date, exports of 390 MT were reported, primarily to China (140 MT), Japan (90 MT), the Dominican Republic (50 MT), Chile (30 MT), Korea (20 MT), Mexico (20 MT), and Canada (20 MT). No exports were reported to Australia, Colombia, Honduras, Hong Kong or the Philippines.

At the end of 2025, outstanding sales for that year that had not been delivered totaled 127,010 MT. This total was carried over and added to sales previously reported for 2026 delivery. So at the beginning of January, outstanding sales for 2026 totaled 276,370 MT (this compares to 220,230 MT of outstanding sales at the beginning of January 2025). The largest destinations for outstanding sales on January 1, 2026 were Mexico (89,080 MT), Korea (49,830 MT), Japan (33,450 MT), China (21,030 MT), Colombia (17,480 MT), Canada (15,830 MT), Australia (11,770 MT), the Dominican Republic (7,000 MT), Honduras (4,230 MT), the Philippines (3,100 MT), Nicaragua (2,140 MT) and Peru (2,120 MT).

Pork net sales of 27,750 MT for 2026 delivery were reported on Jan. 1 (and were included in the outstanding sales total of 276,370 MT above). Sales were reported mainly to Mexico (12,790 MT), Japan (8,650 MT), Korea (2,320 MT), China (1,260 MT), Colombia (660 MT), Canada (550 MT), Costa Rica (380 MT), the Philippines (290 MT), Australia (260 MT), the Dominican Republic (250 MT), Nicaragua (110 MT), and El Salvador (110 MT). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to Chile (-50 MT).

Beef exports for Dec. 26-31 totaled 12,700 MT, which brought accumulated exports to 696,980 MT for the year, down 13% from the 2024 total of 797,730 MT. In 2025, the primary destinations were Korea (208,080 MT, steady with 2024), Japan (189,750 MT, -1%), Mexico (67,280 MT, -14%), Taiwan (60,560 MT, +2%), Canada (38,640 MT, -15%), Hong Kong (35,290 MT, +44%), China (35,170 MT, -71%), Indonesia (7,170 MT, -47%) and Guatemala (3,150 MT, -19%).

For the new 2026 marketing year, this week's report only included exports on Jan. 1. On this date, exports of 250 MT were reported, primarily to Japan (80 MT), Korea (80 MT), Mexico (20 MT), Taiwan (20 MT), and Indonesia (5 MT). No exports were reported to Canada, China, Guatemala or Hong Kong.

At the end of 2025, outstanding sales for that year that had not been delivered totaled 43,390 MT. This total was carried over to 2026 and added to sales previously reported for 2026 delivery. So at the beginning of January, outstanding sales for 2026 totaled 102,070 MT (this compares to 128,420 MT of outstanding sales at the beginning of 2025). The largest destinations for outstanding sales on Jan. 1 were Korea (30,360 MT), Japan (21,550 MT), Mexico (11,680 MT), Taiwan (9,510 MT), Hong Kong (6,670 MT), Canada (3,520 MT), the Dominican Republic (2,360 MT) and Guatemala (2,230 MT).

Beef net sales of 10,640 MT for 2026 delivery were reported on Jan. 1 (and were included in the outstanding sales total of 102,070 MT above). Sales were reported mainly to Korea (4,410 MT), Mexico (1,550 MT), Taiwan (1,520 MT), Japan (1,200 MT), Canada (750 MT), Hong Kong (300 MT), the European Union (220 MT), the Philippines (180 MT) and Guatemala (100 MT).

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.