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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Easter Holiday Week Fairly Steady for Exports; Strong Pork Sales to Japan

Beef exports for the week of April 3-9, which included the Easter holiday weekend, totaled 13,430 MT, up 1% from the previous week but 2% below the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Hong Kong (1,470 MT, +29% and the highest since December), Mexico (1,430 MT, +7%), Canada (630 MT, +12%), the Philippines (360 MT, +190% and the highest since September), Vietnam (260 MT, +197% and the highest since December 2022), Singapore (100 MT, +103% and the highest in eight weeks) and Chile (80 MT, +120% and the highest since December). Exports trended lower to South Korea (4,210 MT, -4%), Japan (2,960 MT, -24%), Taiwan (1,110 MT, -1%), Indonesia (120 MT, -56%), Guatemala (50 MT, -4%) and the United Arab Emirates (20 MT, -45%). No exports were reported to China.

Beef net sales were 12,050 MT, down 31% from the previous week’s very large volume but still 12% above the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Taiwan (1,260 MT, +12%, including decreases of 200 MT), Vietnam (220 MT, +26%), Chile (130 MT, +194% and the highest in 12 weeks) and Singapore (130 MT, +15%). Positive sales were reported for the fourth consecutive week following corrections to Korea (4,890 MT, including decreases of 500 MT), Mexico (1,440 MT) and the UAE (30 MT), and for the second consecutive week following corrections to Guatemala (50 MT) and the Philippines (30 MT). Sales trended lower to Japan (2,440 MT, -39%, including decreases of 400 MT), Canada (400 MT, -35%), Hong Kong (250 MT, -76%) and Indonesia (10 MT, -95%). No sales were reported to China.

Pork exports totaled 35,340 MT, up 1% from the previous week but 6% below the previous four-week average. Exports were the largest in 15 months to Japan (5,410 MT, +12%) and the largest in 18 months to the Dominican Republic (1,340 MT, +29%). Exports also increased to Guatemala (360 MT, +24%), Costa Rica (230 MT, +15%), Taiwan (90 MT, +63%), Malaysia (90 MT, +53%) and Hong Kong (40 MT, +6%), but trended lower to Mexico (15,610 MT, -2%), Korea (4,050 MT, -8%), China (2,860 MT, -19%), Colombia (1,440 MT, -23%), Canada (1,400 MT, -17%), Honduras (840 MT, -9%), Australia (570 MT, -57%), the Philippines (220 MT, -31%) and Nicaragua (200 MT, -15%).

Pork net sales were 37,290 MT, up 19% from the previous week but 3% below the previous four-week average. Sales were the highest in 14 weeks to Japan (8,380 MT, +114% including decreases of 400 MT), the highest in eight weeks to Canada (2,220 MT, +73% including decreases of 500 MT) and the highest in 12 months to Australia (2,010 MT, +118%). Sales also increased to Colombia (1,930 MT, +16%), Honduras (1,100 MT, +21%) and Guatemala (380 MT, +2%), and positive sales were reported for the fourth consecutive week following corrections to the Philippines (2,000 MT). Sales remained steady to the Dominican Republic (1,320 MT) but trended lower to Mexico (11,340 MT, -40%, including decreases of 300 MT), China (3,780 MT, -6%, including decreases of 100 MT), Korea (1,290 MT, -60%), Nicaragua (230 MT, -40%) and Costa Rica (160 MT, -53%). No sales were reported to Taiwan, Malaysia, or Hong Kong.

Japan and Canada Drive Big Week for Beef Sales; Strong Pork Sales to Central America

Beef exports for the week of March 27 through April 2 totaled 13,320 MT, down 2% from the previous week but unchanged from the previous four-week average. Exports were the largest in five weeks to South Korea (4,560 MT, +10%) and increased to Japan (3,810 MT, +1%), Mexico (1,380 MT, +7%), Canada (580 MT, +2%), the Philippines (180 MT, +114%), Guatemala (120 MT, +128%), Chile (60 MT, +126%) and the United Arab Emirates (50 MT, +86%). Exports trended lower to Hong Kong (1,070 MT, -4%), Taiwan (910 MT, -21%), Indonesia (90 MT, -68%), Singapore (30 MT, -49%) and Vietnam (30 MT, -77%). No exports were reported to China.

Beef net sales were 17,410 MT, up 47% from the previous week and 36% above from the previous four-week average. Sales were the highest in nine weeks to Japan (6,090 MT, +55%, including decreases of 100 MT) and trended higher to Canada (780 MT, +59%) and Singapore (100 MT, +1%). Positive sales were reported for the fourth consecutive week following corrections to Chile (40 MT), for the third consecutive week following corrections to Korea (6,110 MT, including decreases of 400 MT), Mexico (1,110 MT), and the UAE (10 MT), and for the first week following corrections to Guatemala (100 MT) and the Philippines (50 MT). Sales were lower to Hong Kong (940 MT, -42%, including decreases of 100 MT), Taiwan (930 MT, -23%, including decreases of 300 MT), Indonesia (170 MT, -4%) and Vietnam (150 MT, -32%). No sales were reported to China.

Pork exports totaled 35,120 MT, down 12% from the previous week and 8% below the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Korea (4,520 MT, +4%), China (3,600 MT, +1%), Canada (1,770 MT, +2%), Honduras (970 MT, +6% and the highest in nine weeks), the Philippines (430 MT, +31%), Hong Kong (80 MT, +102% and the highest in five weeks) and Chile (30 MT, +9%). Exports remained steady to Japan (4,850 MT) but trended lower to Mexico (14,390 MT, -13%), Colombia (1,360 MT, -30%), Australia (1,020 MT, -16%), the Dominican Republic (990 MT, -9%), Guatemala (250 MT, -25%), Costa Rica (230 MT, -4%), Nicaragua (140 MT, -49%), Taiwan (50 MT, -4%) and Malaysia (40 MT, -19%).

Pork net sales were 31,350 MT, down 41% from the previous week’s very large volume and 14% below the previous four-week average, despite a strong uptick in sales to Central America. Sales were the highest since November to Costa Rica (950 MT, +190%) and Guatemala (880 MT, +150%), the highest in five weeks to Nicaragua (890 MT, +293%), and increased modestly to Honduras (960 MT, +2%). Sales were also higher to the Dominican Republic (1,340 MT, +14%), Australia (1,150 MT, +53%). Positive sales were reported for the third consecutive week following corrections to the Philippines (5 MT), for the second consecutive week following corrections to Malaysia (50 MT), and for the first week following corrections to Chile (30 MT). But sales trended lower to Mexico (14,710 MT, -11%), Japan (3,660 MT, -7%, including decreases of 600 MT), Korea (1,840 MT, -48%, including decreases of 400 MT), China (1,520 MT, -65%), Colombia (1,450 MT, -19%, including decreases of 200 MT), Canada (950 MT, -27%), Taiwan (30 MT, -14%), and Hong Kong (20 MT, -68%).

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.