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.
Beef Exports Trend Higher; Slow Week for Net Sales
Beef exports for the week of Dec. 6-12 totaled 15,900 MT, up 6% from the previous week and from the previous four-week average. Exports were the highest since July to both Taiwan (1,520 MT, +38%) and Canada (1,030 MT, +18%), and trended higher to China (2,780 MT, +28% and the highest in eight weeks), Hong Kong (540 MT, +33%) and the Philippines (140 MT, +33% and the highest in seven weeks). Exports were lower to South Korea (4,440 MT, -2%), Japan (3,160 MT, -4%), Mexico (1,390 MT, -12%), Indonesia (60 MT, -39%) and Guatemala (40 MT, -53%).
Beef net sales for 2024 delivery were 7,200 MT, down 35% from the previous week and 5% below the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Taiwan (790 MT, +102% and including decreases of 100 MT), and sales were positive to Korea (2,160 MT, including decreases of 900 MT) for the second week following corrections and to Hong Kong (450 MT) for the second week following two weeks of corrections. Sales slowed to Japan (1,210 MT, -52% and including decreases of 1,000 MT), Mexico (640 MT, -43%), China (620 MT, -49% and including decreases of 400 MT), Canada (480 MT, -38%) and Guatemala (30 MT, -63%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to Indonesia (-120 MT) for the second consecutive week and to the Philippines (-20 MT) for the fourth consecutive week. For 2025 delivery, net sales of 4,400 MT were reported, primarily for Mexico (1,100 MT), Korea (1,000 MT), Japan (500 MT), Canada (500 MT), China (480 MT), Hong Kong (450 MT) and Taiwan (330 MT).
Pork exports totaled 31,600 MT, down 7% from the previous week but steady with the previous four-week average. Higher exports to Mexico (12,790 MT, +2%), Korea (3,710 MT, +9%), China (3,140 MT, +7%), Colombia (1,970 MT, +4%), the Dominican Republic (720 MT, +4%) and Nicaragua (290 MT, +47% and the highest in eight weeks) were offset by lower shipments to Japan (3,770 MT, -1%), Canada (1,850 MT, -10%), Australia (1,370 MT, -11%), Honduras (460 MT, -42%), Guatemala (170 MT, -57%), the Philippines (80 MT, -40%), Chile (50 MT, -63%), Hong Kong (50 MT, -23%) and Vietnam (20 MT, -15%). No exports to Taiwan were reported.
Pork net sales for 2024 delivery were 11,200 MT, down 50% from the previous week and 52% below the previous four-week average. Sales to Canada (2,140 MT, +117% and including decreases of 1,100 MT) were the highest in seven weeks, and sales were also higher to Honduras (650 MT, +32%). Sales were positive to Australia (460 MT) following a week of corrections, to Chile (70 MT) for the second week following corrections, and to Nicaragua (40 MT) for the third week following corrections. Sales slowed to Mexico (2,790 MT, -70% and including decreases of 300 MT), Japan (2,310 MT, -15% and including decreases of 500 MT), Korea (1,340 MT, -62%), China (930 MT, -51% and including decreases of 200 MT), the Dominican Republic (150 MT, -78%) and Guatemala (110 MT, -75%). No sales were reported to Taiwan or Vietnam, and corrections resulted in negative net sales for Colombia (-100 MT), Hong Kong (-90 MT) and the Philippines (-3 MT). For 2025 delivery, net sales of 5,800 MT were reported, with sales for Korea (2,090 MT), Colombia (1,360 MT), Mexico (1,280 MT), Japan (530 MT), Canada (380 MT), Honduras (220 MT) and New Zealand (210 MT) partially offset by corrections resulting in negative net sales for China (-940 MT).
Mexico and Korea Fuel Strong Pork Exports; Beef Sales Rebound
Pork exports for the week of Nov. 29 through Dec. 5 totaled 33,760 MT, up 5% from the previous week and 10% above the previous four-week average. Exports were highest in eight weeks to Mexico (14,660 MT, +22%) and the largest since May to South Korea (3,860 MT, +23%). Exports also trended higher to China (3,110 MT, +9%), Australia (2,050 MT, +53% and the highest since May 2023), Nicaragua (280 MT, +72%), the Philippines (170 MT, +37%), Hong Kong (120 MT, +118%) and Taiwan (2 MT, +167%). Exports were steady to Canada (2,010 MT) but trended lower to Japan (3,667 MT, -5%), Colombia (1,410 MT, -32%), Honduras (680 MT, -22%), the Dominican Republic (430 MT, -47%), Guatemala (209 MT, -51%) and Chile (50 MT, -71%). No exports were reported to Vietnam.
Pork net sales for 2024 delivery were 22,500 MT, down 36% from the previous week’s large total but just 1% below the previous four-week average. Sales to Japan (4,460 MT, +74% and including decreases of 500 MT) were the highest in six weeks, and sales were also higher to Colombia (1,980 MT, +19% and including decreases of 100 MT), the Philippines (900 MT, +214% and the highest since June) and Honduras (540 MT, +10%). Sales were positive to China (2,750 MT, including decreases of 100 MT) for the fourth week following corrections, to Chile (130 MT) for the first week following six consecutive weeks of corrections and to Nicaragua (20 MT) for the second week following corrections. Sales slowed to Mexico (9,130 MT, -2% and including decreases of 300 MT), Korea (1,030 MT, -70% and including decreases of 600 MT), Canada (930 MT, -11%), Guatemala (215 MT, -23%) and the Dominican Republic (150 MT, -82%). No sales were reported to Taiwan. Corrections resulted in negative net sales for Australia (-300 MT) this week and for the second consecutive week to Vietnam (-25 MT) and Hong Kong (-7 MT). For 2025 delivery, net sales of 4,570 MT were reported, with sales for Korea (2,420 MT), Japan (1,100 MT), Canada (550 MT), Mexico (270 MT), Honduras (250 MT) and Colombia (230 MT) being partially offset by corrections for China (-520 MT).
Beef exports totaled 15,100 MT, up 5% from the previous week but 1% below the previous four-week average. Exports to Mexico (1,840 MT, +27%) were the highest since February, while also increasing to China (2,220 MT, +1%), Taiwan (1,340 MT, +27% and the highest in 10 weeks), Indonesia (160 MT, +50%) and Guatemala (120 MT, +46% and the highest in nine weeks). Exports were steady to Canada (900 MT) but trended lower to Korea (4,490 MT, down 2%), Japan (2,870 MT, -17%), Hong Kong (370 MT, -27%) and the Philippines (30 MT, -77%).
Beef net sales for 2024 delivery totaled 11,000 MT, up noticeably from the previous week and 32% above the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Japan (3,390 MT, +23% and including decreases of 300 MT), Mexico (1,410 MT, +8%) and Canada (850 MT, +14%). Sales were positive to Korea (3,430 MT, including decreases of 900 MT) following a week of corrections, reaching the highest level in six weeks, and were positive to Hong Kong (370 MT) following two weeks of corrections. Sales slowed to China (680 MT, -51% and including decreases of 100 MT), Taiwan (140 MT, -77%) and Guatemala (20 MT, -79%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to the Philippines (-150 MT) for the third consecutive week, with negative net sales also reported to El Salvador (-60 MT) and Indonesia (-6 MT). For 2025 delivery, net sales of 5,400 MT were reported, primarily for Japan (3,010 MT), Korea (1,480 MT), the Philippines (250 MT), Taiwan (190 MT), China (160 MT) and Canada (150 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.