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 and Japan Lead Strong Week for Beef; Pork Sales also Trend Higher

Beef exports for the week of Oct. 2-8 were the largest in nearly four months at 12,870 MT, up 8% from the previous week and 11% above the previous four-week average. Exports were the largest in 14 weeks to South Korea (4,390 MT, +18%), largest in five weeks to China (570 MT, +83%) and largest in seven weeks to Vietnam (160 MT, +112%), while also trending higher to Japan (3,010 MT, +15%), Mexico (1,400 MT, +5%), Taiwan (1,320 MT, +7%) and Guatemala (120 MT, +32%). Exports were lower to Hong Kong (580 MT, -11%), Canada (370 MT, -9%), the Philippines (120 MT, -47%), the United Arab Emirates (50 MT, -43%), Singapore (50 MT, -34%), Indonesia (30 MT, -65%) and Chile (20 MT, -62%).

Beef net sales were the highest in 10 weeks at 19,770 MT, up 52% from the previous week and 55% above the previous four-week average. Sales were the highest in 10 weeks to Korea (7,120 MT, +64% including decreases of 200 MT) and Japan (4,970 MT, +87% including decreases of 300 MT) and the highest in more than three years to Mexico (3,150 MT, +108%), while also increasing to Hong Kong (1,550 MT, +44%, including decreases of 100 MT), Canada (800 MT, +59%), the Philippines (340 MT, +17%), Vietnam (200 MT, +60%), Singapore (80 MT, +4%), Guatemala (40 MT, +2%) and Chile (30 MT, +9%). Positive sales were reported following corrections for the third consecutive week to the UAE (20 MT). Sales trended lower to Taiwan (690 MT, -29%) and China (60 MT, -86%), and corrections resulted in negative net sales to Indonesia (-20 MT).

Pork exports totaled 32,230 MT, down 2% from the previous week but 1% above the previous four-week average. Exports were unchanged to Mexico (15,710 MT), while trending higher to Japan (4,260 MT, +9%), China (3,290 MT, +35% and the highest since June), Korea (2,380 MT, +3%), the Dominican Republic (1,100 MT, +71% and the highest since May), Costa Rica (360 MT, +19%), the Philippines (200 MT, +139% and the highest in eight weeks) and Vietnam (40 MT, +115%). Exports trended lower to Colombia (1,700 MT, -15%), Canada (1,060 MT, -36%), Honduras (790 MT, -13%), Guatemala (380 MT, -35%), Nicaragua (210 MT, -22%), Australia (170 MT, -18%), Hong Kong (30 MT, -17%) and Taiwan (30 MT, -19%). No exports were reported to Chile or Malaysia.

Pork net sales were the highest in seven weeks at 36,290 MT, up 35% from the previous week and 14% above the previous four-week average. Sales were the largest in 11 months to Korea (8,520 MT, +178% including decreases of 700 MT), the largest in six months to the Dominican Republic (2,190 MT, +545%) and the largest in 12 months to Taiwan (170 MT, +314% and the highest since October 2025), while also increasing to Japan (3,800 MT, +4%, including decreases of 200 MT), Honduras (970 MT, +23%), Guatemala (400 MT, +7%) and the Philippines (130 MT, +170%). Positive sales were reported following corrections for the first week to Canada (2,050 MT, including decreases of 200 MT), Australia (130 MT) and Chile (30 MT). Sales trended lower to Mexico (15,360 MT, -5%, including decreases of 600 MT), Colombia (1,180 MT, -21%), China (330 MT, -90%), Costa Rica (110 MT, -57%), Hong Kong (90 MT, -36%) and Nicaragua (60 MT, -52%). No sales were reported to Vietnam or Malaysia. For 2027 delivery, net sales of 100 MT were reported to Mexico.

North America Leads Strong Week for Beef; Central America Shines for Pork Exports

Beef exports for the week of Sept. 25 through Oct. 1 totaled 11,880 MT, down 6% from the previous week but still 3% above the previous four-week average. Exports were the largest in more than three months to Mexico (1,620 MT, +35%) and the largest in five weeks to Canada (410 MT, +8%), while also increasing to Japan (2,750 MT, +10%), the Philippines (230 MT, +10%), Indonesia (90 MT, +2%), Vietnam (90 MT, +34%) and Chile (50 MT, +26%). Exports were unchanged to South Korea (3,710 MT) but trended lower to Taiwan (1,120 MT, -6%), Hong Kong (560 MT, -13%), China (140 MT, -78%), Guatemala (80 MT, -22%), Singapore (70 MT, -1%) and the United Arab Emirates (70 MT, -25%).

Beef net sales were 13,000 MT, down 11% from the previous week but 11% above the previous four-week average. Sales were the highest in 10 weeks to Mexico (2,060 MT, +69%) and Canada (1,200 MT, +385% including decreases of 100 MT), while also trending higher to Korea (4,560 MT, +33%, including decreases of 600 MT) and Singapore (90 MT, +23%). Positive sales were reported following corrections for the fourth consecutive week to Vietnam (280 MT) and Chile (50 MT), the second consecutive week to the UAE (170 MT), and the first week to Indonesia (160 MT). Sales trended lower to Japan (2,390 MT, -16%, including decreases of 500 MT), Taiwan (600 MT, -33%, including decreases of 300 MT), Hong Kong (350 MT, -69%), China (70 MT, -91%), Guatemala (40 MT, -24%) and the Philippines (10 MT, -98%).

Pork exports totaled 32,800 MT, down 6% from the previous week but 5% above the previous four-week average. Exports were the largest in nearly two years to Honduras (1,120 MT, +37%), the largest in five weeks to Costa Rica (360 MT, +46%) and the largest since June to Nicaragua (340 MT, +40%). Exports also increased to Mexico (16,550 MT, +8%), Japan (4,160 MT, +13%), the Dominican Republic (800 MT, +41%), Australia (270 MT, +11%), Hong Kong (70 MT, +190% and the highest in eight weeks), Chile (20 MT, +26%) and Malaysia (20 MT, +265%), but trended lower to China (2,280 MT, -8%), Korea (2,250 MT, -11%), Colombia (1,930 MT, -2%), Canada (1,550 MT, -15%), Guatemala (460 MT, -13%), the Philippines (30 MT, -73%), Taiwan (30 MT, -12%) and Vietnam (10 MT, -13%).

Pork net sales were 26,870 MT, down 24% from the previous week and 16% below the previous four-week average. Sales were higher to Mexico (19,090 MT, +23% and the highest in six weeks, including decreases of 900 MT), Korea (3,390 MT, +46%, including decreases of 700 MT), Hong Kong (320 MT, +394% and the highest in nine weeks), Costa Rica (260 MT, +24%) and Nicaragua (160 MT, +40%). Sales trended lower to Japan (2,310 MT, -40%, including decreases of 200 MT), China (1,170 MT, -66%), Colombia (1,090 MT, -29%), Honduras (660 MT, -25%), the Dominican Republic (200 MT, -52%), and Guatemala (170 MT, -59%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to Canada (-2,240 MT), Australia (-20 MT) and Vietnam (-10 MT). No sales were reported to the Philippines, Taiwan, Chile, or Malaysia. For 2027 delivery, net sales of 400 MT were reported for Japan.

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.