Weekly USDA US beef, pork export sales

Beef: Net sales of 10,100 MT for 2024 were down 35 percent from the previous week and 34 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for China (2,100 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), Japan (1,700 MT, including decreases of 200 MT), Mexico (1,600 MT), South Korea (1,400 MT, including decreases of 300 MT), and Canada (1,200 MT). Total net sales of 100 MT for 2025 were for Japan. Exports of 12,500 MT were down 24 percent from the previous week and 14 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to South Korea (3,100 MT), Japan (2,600 MT), China (1,500 MT), Mexico (1,300 MT), and Taiwan (1,100 MT).

Pork: Net sales of 28,000 MT for 2024 were down 3 percent from the previous week and 8 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for Mexico (13,000 MT, including decreases of 300 MT), Canada (3,300 MT, including decreases of 700 MT), China (2,700 MT), South Korea (2,500 MT, including decreases of 500 MT), and Colombia (1,900 MT, including decreases of 100 MT). Exports of 27,900 MT were down 11 percent from the previous week and 3 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Mexico (11,800 MT), Japan (3,600 MT), China (3,000 MT), South Korea (2,000 MT), and Colombia (1,900 MT).