Weekly Beef, Pork, & Corn Export Highlights...
Source: USDA: Based on reports from exporters for the period May 16th thru 22nd.
Beef:
Net sales of 14,700 MT for 2025 were up 20 percent from the previous week and 24 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for Japan (4,200 MT, including decreases of 800 MT), South Korea (3,100 MT, including decreases of 400 MT), Mexico (2,200 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), Taiwan (1,100 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), and China (1,100 MT).
Exports of 12,700 MT were down 15 percent from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Japan (4,000 MT), South Korea (4,000 MT), Mexico (1,300 MT), Taiwan (1,200 MT), and Canada (700 MT).
Pork:
Net sales of 30,500 MT for 2025 were down 19 percent from the previous week, but up 1 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Mexico (14,100 MT, including decreases of 500 MT), South Korea (6,500 MT, including decreases of 2,400 MT), Japan (3,400 MT, including decreases of 200 MT), Costa Rica (1,100 MT), and Guatemala (1,000 MT, including 100 MT switched from Costa Rica and decreases of 100 MT), were offset by reductions for China (800 MT) and Australia (100 MT).
Exports of 28,900 MT were up 1 percent from the previous week and 9 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Mexico (13,700 MT), South Korea (3,700 MT), Japan (3,600 MT), Colombia (1,800 MT), and Canada (1,400 MT).
Corn:
Net sales of 916,700 MT for 2024/2025 were down 23 percent from the previous week and 34 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Japan (214,400 MT, including 60,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 101,600 MT), Mexico (201,500 MT, including decreases of 53,800 MT), Colombia (157,900 MT, including 50,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 62,900 MT), South Korea (70,500 MT, including 65,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), and Saudi Arabia (70,000 MT), were offset by reductions for unknown destinations (69,700 MT) and Panama (7,200 MT). Net sales of 31,000 MT for 2025/2026 were reported for Mexico (16,500 MT), Trinidad and Tobago (8,000 MT), and Honduras (6,500 MT).
Exports of 1,598,300 MT were up 1 percent from the previous week, but unchanged from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Japan (409,500 MT), Mexico (392,000 MT), Colombia (236,400 MT), South Korea (135,600 MT), and Guatemala (93,300 MT).
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