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.
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.
Uptick in Beef and Pork Exports to Japan and Korea
Beef exports for the week of Jan. 9-15 totaled 15,860 MT, including the largest volume to Japan (3,890 MT) in six weeks. Other top destinations were South Korea (4,390 MT), Mexico (1,810 MT), Taiwan (1,550 MT), Hong Kong (1,380 MT), Canada (620 MT), Indonesia (480 MT), the United Arab Emirates (250 MT), Vietnam (110 MT), Guatemala (110 MT), the Philippines (60 MT), Singapore (40 MT) and Chile (10 MT). No exports were reported to China.
Beef net sales were 15,450 MT, led by large sales to Hong Kong (3,680 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), as well as to Japan (3,080 MT, including decreases of 400 MT), Mexico (2,530 MT), Korea (2,130 MT, including decreases of 1,000 MT) and Taiwan (1,670 MT, including decreases of 100 MT). Other results included sales to Canada (610 MT), Vietnam (170 MT and the highest in 10 weeks), Chile (160 MT), the Philippines (130 MT), the UAE (110 MT and the highest in nine weeks), Guatemala (100 MT) and Singapore (50 MT). No net sales were reported for China and corrections resulted in negative net sales for Indonesia (-20 MT).
Pork exports totaled 39,220 MT, including the largest volume since April to Korea (4,180 MT) and the largest since June to Japan (4,540 MT), China (3,790 MT) and Colombia (1,770 MT). Exports were led by Mexico (18,810 MT), with shipments also reported to Canada (1,960 MT), the Dominican Republic (940 MT), Honduras (780 MT), Australia (480 MT), Taiwan (400 MT and the highest since 2023), Hong Kong (200 MT and the highest in 11 weeks), Malaysia (90 MT) and Chile (30 MT). No exports were reported to Vietnam or the Philippines.
Pork net sales were 33,250 MT, led by sales to Mexico (11,850 MT, including decreases of 7,100 MT), Korea (5,100 MT, including decreases of 500 MT), Japan (3,440 MT, including decreases of 1,700 MT), Colombia (3,250 MT, including decreases of 200 MT) and Canada (2,380 MT, including decreases of 400 MT). Other top markets for sales included China (1,980 MT), Honduras (1,370 MT), the Dominican Republic (1,090 MT), Australia (1,060 MT), the Philippines (330 MT), Hong Kong (140 MT), Malaysia (110 MT) and Taiwan (80 MT). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to Panama (-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.