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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Exports Fairly Steady; Taiwan and Korea Lead Beef Sales Rebound

Beef exports for the week of June 12-18 totaled 13,050 MT, unchanged from the previous week and 2% below the previous four-week average. Exports were the largest since January to Taiwan (1,520 MT, +29%) and trended higher to Japan (3,270 MT, +4%), Canada (780 MT, +8%), Indonesia (280 MT, +35%), China (230 MT, +1178%), the Philippines (110 MT, +15%) and Guatemala (110 MT, +55%). Exports declined to South Korea (3,820 MT, -3%), Mexico (1,160 MT, -16%), Hong Kong (830 MT, -16%), Singapore (70 MT, -44%), Vietnam (50 MT, -77%), the United Arab Emirates (40 MT, -34%) and Chile (30 MT, -1%).

Beef net sales were 21,270 MT, up significantly from the previous week and 88% above the previous four-week average. Sales were the highest in five years to Taiwan (3,430 MT, +196% including decreases of 200 MT) and the highest in 15 weeks to Korea (7,130 MT, +101% including decreases of 100 MT), while also increasing to Japan (3,440 MT, +18%, including decreases of 400 MT) and China (420 MT, +99%). Positive sales were reported for the third consecutive week following corrections to Hong Kong (1,160 MT), Indonesia (490 MT), the UAE (250 MT), Singapore (170 MT), the Philippines (140 MT), and Vietnam (20 MT) and for the first week to Chile (80 MT). Sales trended lower to Mexico (1,190 MT, -20%), Canada (860 MT, -8%) and Guatemala (50 MT, -42%).

Export Adjustments: Accumulated exports of beef were adjusted down 2,300 MT. Adjustments were for Vietnam (58 MT), Canada (368 MT), Egypt (424 MT), Japan (141 MT), Italy (155 MT), Kuwait (176 MT), Mexico (177 MT), Morocco (218 MT), Oman (63 MT), Qatar (215 MT), Saudi Arabia (128 MT) and Korea (177 MT) for week ending June 4. These exports were reported in error.

Pork exports totaled 32,010 MT, up 7% from the previous week but unchanged from the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Mexico (15,890 MT, +10%), China (3,370 MT, +15% and the highest in six weeks), Canada (1,470 MT, +2%), Guatemala (470 MT, +27%), Costa Rica (220 MT, +19%) and the Philippines (170 MT, +27%). Exports trended lower to Japan (4,440 MT, -12%), Korea (2,170 MT, -14%), Colombia (1,540 MT, -32%), Honduras (610 MT, -7%), the Dominican Republic (480 MT, -42%), Australia (350 MT, -1%), Nicaragua (250 MT, -22%), Malaysia (20 MT, -20%) and Hong Kong (20 MT, -20%). No exports were reported to Vietnam, Chile, or Taiwan.

Pork net sales were 26,230 MT, up 63% from the previous week’s low volume but still 6% below the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Korea (2,790 MT, +43% and the highest in eight weeks, including decreases of 200 MT), Colombia (2,370 MT, +91%, including decreases of 100 MT), Canada (2,060 MT, +82%, including decreases of 300 MT), the Dominican Republic (560 MT, +21%), Guatemala (550 MT, +21%) and Taiwan (20 MT, +6%). Positive sales were reported for the second week following corrections to Australia (1,820 MT) and for the first week to Costa Rica (220 MT), the Philippines (120 MT), Vietnam (100 MT) and Nicaragua (90 MT). Sales trended lower to Mexico (9,700 MT, -23%, including decreases of 900 MT), Japan (3,710 MT, -17%, including decreases of 300 MT), China (1,190 MT, -71%) and Honduras (530 MT, -11%). No sales were reported to Malaysia, Hong Kong or Chile. For 2027 delivery, net sales of 200 MT were reported for Australia.

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.

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.