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; Sales Shift Toward 2025 Delivery
Beef exports for the week of Nov. 8-14 totaled 16,300 MT, up 3% from the previous week and 5% above the previous four-week average. Exports were higher to South Korea (4,920 MT, +11%), Japan (3,590 MT, +13%), China (2,590 MT, +8%), Mexico (1,520 MT, +9%), Taiwan (1,100 MT, +10%) and Canada (1,000 MT, +19%), but trended lower to Hong Kong (400 MT, -38%), the Philippines (130 MT, -37%), Guatemala (60 MT, -23%) and Indonesia (60 MT, -81%).
Net sales of beef and pork have begun to shift toward 2025 delivery, making week-to-week comparisons difficult this time of year. Beef net sales for 2024 delivery were 14,300 MT, up 1% from the previous week and 8% above the previous four-week average. Sales increases to Japan (4,340 MT, +80% and including decreases of 200 MT), Mexico (1,760 MT, +42% and including decreases of 100 MT), Canada (1,000 MT, +42% and including decreases of 100 MT), Hong Kong (380 MT, +22%) and Guatemala (130 MT, +85%) more than offset slower sales to Korea (3,260 MT, -18% and including decreases of 300 MT), China (2,070 MT, -12% and including decreases of 100 MT), Taiwan (570 MT, -48%), the Philippines (30 MT, -62%) and Indonesia (2 MT, -98%). Corrections resulted in negative net sales to the United Arab Emirates (-50 MT). For 2025 delivery, net sales of 3,150 MT were reported, primarily for Korea (1,580 MT), Japan (1,050 MT), Taiwan (260 MT), Hong Kong (100 MT) and El Salvador (90 MT).
Pork exports totaled 32,000 MT, up 3% from the previous week but 2% below the previous four-week average. Exports to Colombia (2,760 MT, +14%) were the highest since February and have been strong for the past four weeks. Exports were also higher to Mexico (12,560 MT, +3%), Korea (3,290 MT, +13%), Australia (1,420 MT, +26% and the highest since April) and Vietnam (20 MT, +7%). Exports were steady to Guatemala (360 MT) but trended lower to Japan (3,780 MT, -9%), China (2,910 MT, -18%), Canada (1,880 MT, -9%), the Dominican Republic (850 MT, -25%), Honduras (780 MT, -13%), Chile (230 MT, -25%), the Philippines (100 MT, -45%), Nicaragua (80 MT, -66%), Hong Kong (40 MT, -42%) and Taiwan (3 MT, -72%).
Pork net sales were 18,050 MT, positive for the second consecutive week following corrections but down 9% from the previous week. Sales were higher to Korea (3,300 MT, +34% and including decreases of 700 MT) and the Philippines (150 MT, +13%). Sales were positive for the fourth week following corrections to Japan (2,030 MT, including decreases of 1,100 MT), the Dominican Republic (1,310 MT), Nicaragua (430 MT), Hong Kong (60 MT) and Taiwan (20 MT). Sales were positive for the second consecutive week following corrections for Mexico (4,090 MT), Colombia (1,860 MT, including decreases of 800 MT), Canada (1,470 MT, including decreases of 700 MT), Guatemala (870 MT and the highest since April) and Honduras (780 MT). Sales were positive this week following two weeks of corrections to Australia (440 mt) and China (90 MT). No sales were reported to Vietnam, and modest negative net sales were reported to Chile (-10 MT) for the fourth consecutive week. For 2025 delivery, net sales of 2,500 MT were reported, primarily for Australia (910 MT), Korea (650 MT), Colombia (370 MT), Costa Rica (180 MT) and Japan (120 MT).
Beef Sales Rebound; Pork Exports Trend Lower
Beef exports for the week of Nov. 1-7 totaled 15,850 MT, up 10% from the previous week and 3% above the previous four-week average. Exports to South Korea (4,550 MT, +7%) and Canada (1,030 MT, +27% and the highest since July) were the eighth highest this year and exports to Hong Kong (770 MT, +36%) were the third highest this year. Exports were also higher to Japan (3,600 MT, +11%), China (2,340 MT, +2%), Taiwan (1,160 MT, +21%) and Guatemala (80 MT, +5%), but trended lower to Mexico (1,370 MT, -3%), Indonesia (220 MT, -51%) and the Philippines (90 MT, -65%).
Beef net sales were 14,150 MT, up 78% from the previous week and 8% above the previous four-week average. Sales to Mexico (2,210 MT, +128%) were the sixth highest this year, sales to Guatemala (200 MT) were the third highest this year and were positive for the third week following corrections, and sales to the Philippines (240 MT) were the highest in nine weeks and were positive for the first week following corrections. Sales were also higher to Japan (4,250 MT, +70% and including decreases of 300 MT), Canada (960 MT, +54%), and Indonesia (310 MT, +186%). Sales slowed to Korea (2,470 MT, -38% and including decreases of 500 MT), China (1,420 MT, -45% and including decreases of 200 MT), Taiwan (990 MT, -2% and including decreases of 200 MT) and Hong Kong (240 MT, -38%). Sales are also beginning shift toward 2025 delivery, and total net sales for 2025 reached 1,690 MT, primarily for Korea (660 MT), Canada (470 MT) and Japan (430 MT).
Pork exports totaled 31,090 MT, down 11% from the previous week and 7% below the previous four-week average. Exports to Honduras (1,050 MT, +33%) were the fifth highest this year, exports to Hong Kong (100 MT, +124%) were the highest since November 2023, and exports were also higher to Korea (2,880 MT, +9%), Australia (1,260 MT, +23%), Guatemala (320 MT, +8%) and the Philippines (180 MT, +2%). Exports were steady to Colombia (2,210 MT) but trended lower to Mexico (12,600 MT, -10%), Japan (3,850 MT, -5%), China (2,750 MT, -19%), Canada (1,790 MT, -14%), the Dominican Republic (900 MT, -19%), Chile (190 MT, -43%), Nicaragua (170 MT, -19%) and Vietnam (20 MT, -1%). There were no reported exports to Taiwan.
Following a week of corrections, pork net sales totaled 19,830 MT. Sales to the Philippines (280 MT, +289%) were the highest in six weeks, while sales to Japan (3,960 MT and including decreases of 300 MT), the Dominican Republic (730 MT), Nicaragua (110 MT), Hong Kong (60 MT) and Taiwan (2 MT) were positive for the third week following corrections. Sales to Vietnam (40 MT) were positive for the second week following corrections, and sales to Mexico (9,590 MT and including decreases of 200 MT), Colombia (2,050 MT and including decreases of 100 MT), Canada (1,170 MT and including decreases of 600 MT), Honduras (510 MT), and Guatemala (200 MT) were positive for the first week following corrections. Sales slowed to Korea (700 MT, -80%), while corrections resulted in negative net sales to China (-90 MT) and Australia (-20 MT) for the second consecutive week and to Chile (-10 MT) for the third consecutive week. For 2025 delivery, total net sales of 2,440 MT were reported, primarily for Canada (1,430 MT), Australia (370 MT), Japan (290 MT), Colombia (220 MT) and Korea (140 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.