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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Korea Fuels Strong Week for Exports; Pork Sales Decline

Beef exports for the week of Feb. 28 through March 6 totaled 15,930 MT, up 21% from the previous week and 12% above the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to most top destinations including South Korea (4,440 MT, +11%), Japan (4,360 MT, +16%), China (2,470 MT, +14%), Mexico (1,720 MT, +25% and the highest since December), Taiwan (930 MT, +13%), Hong Kong (455 MT, +21%), Philippines (160 MT, +61%) and Guatemala (90 MT, +41%). Exports slowed to Canada (460 MT, -41%) and no exports were reported to Indonesia.

Beef net sales totaled 14,330 MT, up 7% from the previous week but 13% below the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Japan (4,620 MT, +3%, including decreases of 300 MT), Canada (775 MT, +25%), Philippines (430 MT, +280%) and Guatemala (80 MT, +91%). Sales to Hong Kong (250 MT) were steady and sales were positive to China (2,490 MT, +54%, including decreases of 900 MT) for the fourth week following corrections. Sales slowed to Korea (3,020 MT, -47%, including decreases of 600 MT), Mexico (1,040 MT, -21%, including decreases of 100 MT) and Taiwan (800 MT, -34%, including decreases of 100 MT). Corrections resulted in negative net sales for Indonesia (-1 MT).

Pork exports totaled 33,570 MT, up 4% from the previous week and 5% above the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Korea (5,900 MT, +44%), Japan (4,700 MT, +13%), Colombia (2,770 MT, +49% and the highest since February 2024), Canada (1,770 MT, +9%), Dominican Republic (1,250 MT, +48%, and the highest since October), Australia (985 MT, +7%), Honduras (680 MT, +1%), Guatemala (380 MT, +25%) and Taiwan (30 MT, +288%). Exports slowed to Mexico (11,200 MT, -11%), China (2,630 MT, -18%), Philippines (410 MT, -3%), Nicaragua (90 MT, -44%) and Hong Kong (40 MT, -27%). Exports to Chile (70 MT) were steady and Vietnam had no reported exports.

Pork net sales fell to a marketing year low of 20,260 MT, down 52% from the previous week and 35% below the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Japan (5,050 MT, +19%, including decreases of 100 MT), Korea (3,660 MT, +51%, including decreases of 800 MT), Australia (1,050 MT, +147% including decreases of 100 MT) and Vietnam (50 MT, +63%). But these results were more than offset by a sharp decline to China (170 MT, -96%) and lower sales to Mexico (6,340 MT, -45%, including decreases of 200 MT), Colombia (1,950 MT, -27%, including decreases of 100 MT), Dominican Republic (880 MT, -12%), Philippines (330 MT, -14%), Honduras (260 MT, -75%), Guatemala (130 MT, -81%), Nicaragua (110 MT, -63%) and Hong Kong (25 MT, -43%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to Canada (-275 MT) for the second consecutive week. Corrections were also reported for Taiwan (-1 MT) and Chile (-5 MT).

Mexico and China Drive Large Pork Sales; Slow Week for Beef

Pork exports for the week of Feb. 21-27 totaled 32,200 MT, down 6% from the previous week and 3% below the previous four-week average. Exports increased to Mexico (13,480 MT, +6%), South Korea (4,220 MT, +5%) and Hong Kong (70 MT, +2%), but trended lower to Japan (4,250 MT, -5%), China (2,970 MT, -12%), Colombia (1,960 MT, -3%), Canada (1,760 MT, -5%), Australia (920 MT, -9%), Honduras (740 MT, -1%), Dominican Republic (570 MT, -36%), Philippines (250 MT, -43%), Guatemala (240 MT, -35%), Chile (70 MT, -15%), Nicaragua (60 MT, -71%), Vietnam (25 MT, -23%) and Taiwan (6 MT, -73%).

Pork net sales totaled 42,400 MT, up 32% from the previous week and 27% above the previous four-week average. Sales to Mexico (21,790 MT, +94%, including decreases of 400 MT) were the highest since October, and sales to China (11,280 MT, +645%, including decreases of 100 MT) were the highest since August. Sales were also higher to Guatemala (620 MT, +1%), Philippines (520 MT, +68%), Taiwan (75 MT, +27%) and Hong Kong (40 MT, +3%) and were steady to Vietnam (25 MT). Sales were positive to Australia (200 MT) for the fourth week following corrections. Sales decreased to Japan (3,200 MT, -37%, including decreases of 300 MT), Colombia (1,860 MT, -40%, including decreases of 100 MT), Korea (1,270 MT, -68%, including decreases of 700 MT), Honduras (620 MT, -45%), Dominican Republic (380 MT, -67%) and Chile (20 MT, -83%), and no sales were reported for Nicaragua. Corrections resulted in negative net sales for Canada (-120 MT, -105%).

Beef exports totaled 13,200 MT, down 10% from the previous week and 17% below the previous four-week average. Exports were lower to all top destinations including Japan (3,750 MT, -8%), Korea (3,420 MT, -25%), China (2, 340 MT, -7%), Mexico (1,290 MT, -10%), Taiwan (820 MT, -15%), Canada (590 MT, -35%), Hong Kong (280 MT, -37%), Philippines (100 MT, -2%), Vietnam (30 MT, -61%), Guatemala (20 MT, -71%) and Indonesia (20 MT, -28%).

Beef net sales totaled 13,400 MT, down 27% from the previous week and 31% below the previous four-week average. Sales to Taiwan (2,100 MT, +89%, including decreases of 200 MT) were the highest since August and sales to China (2,500 MT, +53%, including decreases of 300 MT) were positive for the third week following corrections. But sales slowed to Korea (3,300 MT, -43% including decreases of 1,500 MT), Japan (2,920 MT, -36%, including decreases of 900 MT), Mexico (1,000 MT, -29%, including decreases of 500 MT), Hong Kong (330 MT, -10%), Canada (190 MT, -76%), Philippines (90 MT, -52%), Indonesia (30 MT, -35%) and Guatemala (20 MT, -93%).

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.