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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Big Week for Beef Exports and Sales; Pork Exports Higher but Sales Slow

Beef exports for the week of May 29 through June 4 were the largest since January at 15,240 MT, up 48% from the previous week and 22% above the previous four-week average. Exports were the largest in seven weeks to Mexico (1,590 MT, +23%), the largest since July to Canada (1,130 MT, +73%), the largest in nearly four years to Vietnam (400 MT, +212%) and the largest since December to Singapore (190 MT, +72%). Exports also increased to Japan (3,230 MT, +9%), Taiwan (1,230 MT, +13%), Hong Kong (960 MT, +5%), Indonesia (280 MT, +41%), the Philippines (90 MT, +26%) and China (10 MT, +600%), but trended lower to South Korea (3,940 MT, -8%), the United Arab Emirates (100 MT, -37%), Guatemala (50 MT, -23%) and Chile (30 MT, -36%).

Beef net sales were the highest in 13 weeks at 19,030 MT, up significantly from the previous week and 126% above the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Korea (7,040 MT, +333% and the highest in 13 weeks, including decreases of 100 MT), Japan (4,200 MT, +131% and the highest in nine weeks, including decreases of 300 MT), Mexico (2,360 MT, +51% and the highest since January), Canada (1,410 MT, +74% and the highest since July), Taiwan (1,260 MT, +23%, including decreases of 300 MT), China (440 MT, +786%) and the UAE (100 MT, +43%). Positive sales were reported for the first week following corrections to Hong Kong (800 MT), Vietnam (220 MT), the Philippines (100 MT), Singapore (90 MT), Indonesia (70 MT) and Chile (20 MT). Sales trended lower to Guatemala (90 MT, -6%).

Pork exports totaled 34,200 MT, up 13% from the previous week and 3% above the previous four-week average. Exports were the largest in five weeks to Mexico (16,840 MT, +15%), Canada (1,600 MT, +20%) and Guatemala (440 MT, +22%) and the largest since February to Malaysia (100 MT, +300%), while also increasing to China (3,270 MT, +8%), Nicaragua (360 MT, +5%), the Philippines (150 MT, +40%), Hong Kong (50 MT, +100%) and Chile (50 MT, +165%). Exports trended lower to Japan (4,370 MT, -16%), Korea (2,340 MT, -22%), Colombia (1,930 MT, -18%), the Dominican Republic (970 MT, -12%), Honduras (630 MT, -10%), Australia (300 MT, -39%) and Costa Rica (130 MT, -54%). No exports were reported to Taiwan or Vietnam.

Pork net sales were 23,500 MT, down 40% from the previous week and 26% below the previous four-week average. Sales were the highest since January 2025 to Japan (9,270 MT, +95%, including decreases of 500 MT) and the highest since February to Taiwan (60 MT, +293%), while also increasing to Colombia (2,430 MT, +26%, including decreases of 200 MT), Korea (1,800 MT, +9%, including decreases of 100 MT) and Honduras (650 MT, +8%). Positive sales were reported for the fourth consecutive week following corrections to Vietnam (30 MT) and for a second consecutive week to Chile (20 MT). Sales trended lower to Mexico (6,250 MT, -59%, including decreases of 800 MT), China (1,100 MT, -68%), Canada (770 MT, -45%), Guatemala (390 MT, -23%), Costa Rica (200 MT, -69%), the Dominican Republic (160 MT, -75%), Nicaragua (70 MT, -82%), the Philippines (20 MT, -68%) and Hong Kong (10 MT, -35%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to Australia (-30 MT). No sales were reported to Malaysia.

Holiday Week Slow for Beef, but Mexico and China Drive Strong Pork Sales

Pork exports for the week of May 22-28, which included the Memorial Day holiday, totaled 30,280 MT, down 10% from the previous week and 15% below the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Colombia (2,490 MT, +5%) and the Philippines (200 MT, +137%) but trended lower to Mexico (13,360 MT, -15%), Japan (5,010 MT, -7%), China (2,840 MT, -16%), South Korea (2,300 MT, -27%), Canada (1,200 MT, -19%), Honduras (680 MT, -11%), the Dominican Republic (650 MT, -48%), Australia (450 MT, -15%), Guatemala (370 MT, -10%), Nicaragua (290 MT, -17%), Costa Rica (150 MT, -60%) and Hong Kong (25 MT, -1%). No exports were reported to Taiwan, Chile, or Vietnam.

Pork net sales were 38,940 MT, up 18% from the previous week and 31% above the previous four-week average. Sales to China (9,240 MT, +555%, including decreases of 100 MT) were the highest in ten weeks and sales were also higher to Mexico (20,390 MT, +48%, including decreases of 600 MT), Korea (2,200 MT, +64%, including decreases of 700 MT), Costa Rica (870 MT, +90%), and the Philippines (100 MT, +125% and the highest in seven weeks). Sales trended lower to Japan (2,850 MT, -49%, including decreases of 300 MT), Colombia (1,170 MT, -43%, including decreases of 100 MT), the Dominican Republic (680 MT, -37%), Canada (640 MT, -56%), Honduras (500 MT, -26%), Guatemala (490 MT, -7%), Nicaragua (50 MT, -87%), Taiwan (10 MT, -46%) and Hong Kong (10 MT, -46%). Positive net sales were reported for the first week following corrections to Australia (460 MT) and Chile (70 MT, +236%). No sales were reported to Vietnam.

Beef exports totaled 10,180 MT, down 32% from the previous week and 25% below the previous four-week average. A small volume was reported to China (5 MT) for the first time since December, and exports were higher to Singapore (170 MT, +68%), Vietnam (160 MT, +26%), the Philippines (90 MT, +12%) and Chile (50 MT, +33%). Exports were unchanged to Canada (670 MT), but trended lower to Korea (3,250 MT, -29%), Japan (2,500 MT, -23%), Mexico (1,120 MT, -18%), Taiwan (820 MT, -31%), Hong Kong (660 MT, -41%), Indonesia (120 MT, -34%), the United Arab Emirates (50 MT, -68%) and Guatemala (20 MT, -79%).

Beef net sales were 4,920 MT, down 63% from the previous week and 49% below the previous four-week average. Positive sales were reported to China (200 MT) for the first time since December , but sales trended lower to Japan (1,850 MT, -13%, including decreases of 300 MT), Mexico (1,130 MT, -33%, including decreases of 100 MT), Korea (800 MT, -51%, including decreases of 400 MT), Taiwan (590 MT, -60%, including decreases of 400 MT), and Canada (400 MT, -55%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to Hong Kong (-180 MT), Vietnam (-170 MT), Indonesia (-90 MT) and the Philippines (-20 MT). No sales were reported to Singapore, the UAE, or Guatemala.

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.