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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Holiday-Shortened Week Slow for Exports and Pork Sales

Beef exports for Aug. 29 through Sept. 4, which included the Labor Day holiday, totaled 8,700 MT were down 25% from the previous week and 24% below the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Vietnam (120 MT, +7%) and Singapore (60 MT, +31%), but trended lower to most main destinations including Japan (2,800 MT, -24%), South Korea (2,530 MT, -18%), Taiwan (960 MT, -18%), Mexico (780 MT, -32%), Hong Kong (530 MT, -27%), Canada (400 MT, -42%), the Philippines (80 MT, -65%) and Guatemala (20 MT, -77%). No exports were reported to China or Indonesia.

Beef net sales were 12,100 MT, down 27% from the previous week but 8% above the previous four-week average. Sales to Indonesia (910 MT) were reported for the first time since February, and the sales volume was the highest in just over a year. Sales to Hong Kong (1,930 MT, +50% and including decrease of 100 MT) reached the second highest level since 2023. Sales also increased to Korea (2,400 MT, +18% and including decreases of 300 MT), Mexico (940 MT, +37% and including decreases of 100 MT), Canada (600 MT, +102%) and Vietnam (150 MT, +75%). Sales slowed to Japan (3,410 MT, -26% and including decreases of 300 MT), Taiwan (920 MT, -23% and including decreases of 100 MT), Singapore (90 MT, -8%), Guatemala (30 MT, -64%) and the Philippines (30 MT, -84%). No sales were reported to China.

Pork exports totaled 23,400 MT, down 12% from the previous week and 13% below the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Colombia (1,700 MT, +17%), Canada (1,310 MT, +8%), Honduras (600 MT, +9%), the Philippines (400 MT, +9%) and Nicaragua (130 MT, +28%), but trended lower to Mexico (11,150 MT, -13%), Japan (2,940 MT, -16%), China (2,070 MT, -13%), Korea (2,000 MT, -11%), the Dominican Republic (290 MT, -13%), Australia (140 MT, -85%), Guatemala (140 MT, -34%), Hong Kong (40 MT, -3%), Vietnam (20 MT, -8%) and Taiwan (3 MT, -92%). No exports were reported to Chile.

Pork net sales were 17,300 MT, down 27% from the previous week and 35% below the previous four-week average. Sales to Honduras (1,480 MT, +101%) were the highest since February, and sales to China (8,230 MT, including decreases of 100 MT) were the highest in five weeks. Sales to Hong Kong (200 MT) were positive for the fourth week following corrections and reached the third highest volume this year. However, sales slowed to most other main markets including Mexico (4,740 MT, -59% and including decreases of 700 MT), Canada (770 MT, -49% and including decreases of 200 MT), Japan (320 MT, -91% and including decreases of 4,600 MT), the Dominican Republic (280 MT, -61%), Colombia (280 MT, -85%), the Philippines (230 MT, -48%), Guatemala (230 MT, -57%), Korea (130 MT, -95%), Nicaragua (70 MT, -75%), Chile (20 MT, -73%), Taiwan (20 MT, -26%), Australia (10 MT, -99%) and Vietnam (1 MT, -94%).

Taiwan and Korea Lead Beef Sales Rebound; Exports Trend Slightly Lower

Beef exports for the week of Aug. 22-28 totaled 11,500 MT, unchanged from the previous week but 4% below the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to Taiwan (1,200 MT, +8%), Hong Kong (1,130 MT, +81% and the highest since January 2021), the Philippines (240 MT, +1%), Singapore (140 MT, +278% and the highest in six weeks) and Vietnam (130 MT, +31% and the highest since June), but trended lower to Japan (3,550 MT, -7%), South Korea (2,800 MT, -14%), Mexico (1,230 MT, -2%), Canada (640 MT, -24%) and Guatemala (60 MT, -35%). No exports were reported to China or Indonesia.

Beef net sales were the sixth highest of the year at 16,600 MT, up 22% from the previous week and 51% above the previous four-week average. Sales to Taiwan (2,360 MT, +166% and including decreases of 100 MT) reached the highest level since April 2024, while sales also increased strongly to Korea (4,590 MT, +140% and the highest in six weeks, including decreases of 400 MT), Hong Kong (1,580 MT, +62% and the second highest since 2023, including decreases of 100 MT), Vietnam (190 MT, +191%) and Singapore (180 MT, +174% and the highest since June). Sales trended modestly higher to Japan (5,010 MT, +3% and including decreases of 200 MT), while sales were the highest in seven weeks to Mexico (1,840 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), which were positive for the third week following corrections. Sales slowed to Canada (270 MT, -32%), the Philippines (120 MT, -67%) and Guatemala (110 MT, -5%). No sales were reported for China or Indonesia. For 2026 delivery, net sales of 240 MT were reported for Canada.

Pork exports totaled 26,600 MT, up 4% from the previous week but 3% below the previous four-week average. Exports trended higher to Mexico (12,850 MT, +1%), Japan (3,660 MT, +4%), Colombia (1,610 MT, +17%), Canada (1,320 MT, +11%), the Philippines (420 MT, +6%), Guatemala (230 MT, +2%), El Salvador (210 MT, +29%) and Vietnam (30 MT, +100%), while exports were lower to China (2,450 MT, -1%), Korea (1,920 MT, -21%), Honduras (510 MT, -10%), Australia (440 MT, -56%), the Dominican Republic (330 MT, -13%), Hong Kong (30 MT, -51%), Chile (20 MT, -20%) and Taiwan (20 MT, -30%).

Pork net sales were 23,700 MT, down 44% from the previous week and 17% below the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Canada (2,090 MT, +44% and including decreases of 400 MT), Honduras (1,030 MT, +56%), Australia (760 MT, +77% and the highest since May) and the Dominican Republic (730 MT, +11%), and unusually high sales were reported to the Bahamas (1,700 MT, up significantly). Sales were positive to Chile (310 MT, the highest since May) for the fourth week following corrections and to Hong Kong (80 MT) for the third week following corrections. Sales slowed to Mexico (10,110 MT, -7% and including decreases of 700 MT), Japan (2,250 MT, -34% and including decreases of 200 MT), Korea (1,880 MT, -30% and including decreases of 600 MT), China (980 MT, -73%), Colombia (530 MT, -77%), Guatemala (320 MT, -47%), the Philippines (260 MT, -37%) and El Salvador (130 MT, -58%). No sales were reported to Taiwan or Vietnam.

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.