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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Solid Week for Beef Exports but Other Results Trend Lower

Beef exports for the week of June 5-11 totaled 13,020 MT, down 15% from the previous week’s large volume but just 1% below the previous four-week average. Exports were the largest in 10 weeks to Japan (3,710 MT, +25%), while also increasing to Mexico (1,500 MT, +11%), Taiwan (1,220 MT, +5%), Hong Kong (1,170 MT, +28% and the highest in six weeks), Vietnam (230 MT, +9%), Indonesia (230 MT, +19%), the Philippines (150 MT, +98% and the highest in nine weeks), Guatemala (130 MT, +179% and the highest in five weeks) and China (60 MT, +2,118%). Exports trended lower to South Korea (3,470 MT, -18%), Canada (630 MT, -18%), Singapore (110 MT, -19%), the United Arab Emirates (10 MT, -96%) and Chile (10 MT, -87%).

Beef net sales were 10,450 MT, down 45% from the previous week and 8% below the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Japan (2,850 MT, +7%, including decreases of 400 MT), Taiwan (1,140 MT, +5%, including decreases of 100 MT) and China (200 MT, +27%). Positive sales were reported for the second consecutive week following corrections to Hong Kong (610 MT), Indonesia (160 MT), Singapore (120 MT), Vietnam (110 MT) and the Philippines (20 MT). Sales trended lower to Korea (2,410 MT, -22%, including decreases of 400 MT), Mexico (1,510 MT, -8%), Canada (790 MT, -19%) and Guatemala (10 MT, -91%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to the UAE (-40 MT) and Chile (-30 MT).

Pork exports totaled 29,960 MT, down 12% from the previous week and 9% below the previous four-week average. Exports were the largest in six weeks to Japan (5,410 MT, +10%), trended higher to China (3,340 MT, +14%) and Costa Rica (240 MT, +5%), and were steady to Canada (1,420 MT). But exports trended lower to Mexico (12,910 MT, -15%), Korea (2,230 MT, -20%), Colombia (2,130 MT, -7%), Honduras (550 MT, -20%), the Dominican Republic (440 MT, -53%), Guatemala (310 MT, -13%), Nicaragua (280 MT, -3%), Australia (150 MT, -66%), the Philippines (110 MT, -22%) and Hong Kong (10 MT, -82%). No exports were reported to Malaysia, Chile, Vietnam, or Taiwan.

Pork net sales were a marketing-year low of 16,120 MT, down 31% from the previous week and 50% below the previous four-week average, mainly due to sharply lower sales to Mexico (4,090 MT, -73%, including decreases of 1,100 MT) and Japan (2,270 MT, -57%, including decreases of 1,300 MT). Sales were higher to China (4,120 MT, +22%, including decreases of 100 MT), Canada (2,300 MT, +86%, including decreases of 400 MT) and Hong Kong (80 MT, +520% and the highest in 13 weeks). Sales were unchanged to Honduras (640 MT) and positive sales were reported for the first week following corrections to Australia (190 MT). In addition to Mexico and Japan, sales trended lower to Korea (1,510 MT, -18%, including decreases of 200 MT), Colombia (660 MT, -68%), the Dominican Republic (260 MT, -47%) and Guatemala (100 MT, -82%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to the Philippines (-100 MT), Costa Rica (-70 MT), Nicaragua (-70 MT) and Vietnam (-50 MT). No sales were reported to Malaysia, Chile or Taiwan.

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.

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.