Weekly Beef, Pork, & Corn Export Highlights...
Source: USDA: Based on reports from exporters for the period August 15-21, 2025
Beef:
Net sales of 13,600 MT for 2025 were up 34 percent from the previous week and 40 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for Japan (7,700 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), South Korea (1,500 MT, including decreases of 400 MT), Hong Kong (1,200 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), Mexico (1,000 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), and Taiwan (900 MT, including decreases of 100 MT).
Exports of 11,500 MT were up 4 percent from the previous week, but down 6 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to South Korea (3,600 MT), Japan (3,500 MT), Taiwan (1,200 MT), Mexico (1,000 MT), and Canada (800 MT).
Pork:
Net sales of 42,400 MT for 2025 were up noticeably from the previous week and up 53 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Mexico (26,700 MT, including decreases of 400 MT), Colombia (3,400 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), Japan (2,500 MT, including decreases of 200 MT), the Dominican Republic (1,400 MT), and Guatemala (1,400 MT), were offset by reductions for Cuba (100 MT).
Exports of 25,600 MT were down 10 percent from the previous week and 7 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Mexico (12,600 MT), Japan (2,900 MT), South Korea (2,400 MT), China (2,300 MT), and Canada (1,000 MT).
Corn:
Net sales reductions of 17,800 MT for 2024/2025 primarily for Japan (92,800 MT, including 114,400 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 29,000 MT), Saudi Arabia (67,500 MT, including 68,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 500 MT), Israel (59,700 MT, including 55,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Italy (33,200 MT), and Colombia (30,100 MT, including 25,000 MT switched from unknown destinations, 3,300 MT switched from Venezuela, and decreases of 5,500 MT), were more than offset by reductions primarily for unknown destinations (262,400 MT), Mexico (57,900 MT), Honduras (9,400 MT), Costa Rica (6,800 MT), and Taiwan (4,500 MT). Net sales of 2,089,700 MT for 2025/2026 primarily for Mexico (620,700 MT), unknown destinations (515,200 MT), Colombia (257,000 MT), Spain (208,000 MT), and Vietnam (143,500 MT), were offset by reductions for Italy (30,000 MT).
Exports of 1,149,000 MT were up 12 percent from the previous week, but down 13 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Mexico (427,300 MT), Japan (364,100 MT), Saudi Arabia (67,500 MT), Israel (59,700 MT), and Honduras (56,000 MT).
