Beef Exports

Net sales of 15,600 MT reported for 2021 were up 49 percent from the previous week and 24 percent from the prior 4-week average.

Beef Exports:  Sales up 49% from last week

Beef Export Sales

This Week:               15,600 mt
Last Week:               10,400 mt

U.S. beef exports (ytd) reported at 1.8 billion pounds so far in 2021, up 18.9% from last year.

2020 Average:     15,727 mt
2019 Average:     16,497 mt
2018 Average:     17,909 mt
2017 Average:     13,940 mt
2016 Average:     12,994 mt
2015 Average:     11,167 mt
2014 Average:     12,893 mt
2013 Average:     13,265 mt

Beef Exports Year-to-Date (FAS)

This Week (FAS/USDA)

Net sales of 15,600 MT reported for 2021 were up 49 percent from the previous week and 24 percent from the prior 4-week average.  Increases were primarily for South Korea (7,300 MT, including decreases 500 MT), Taiwan (3,100 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), Japan (2,800 MT, including decreases of 500 MT), China (600 MT, including decreases of 800 MT), and Mexico (500 MT, including decreases of 100 MT).  Exports of 18,100 MT were down 3 percent from the previous week and 6 percent from the prior 4-week average.  The destinations were primarily to South Korea (5,200 MT), Japan (4,600 MT), China (3,900 MT), Mexico (1,200 MT), and Taiwan (1,200 MT).

Last Week (FAS/USDA)

Net sales of 10,400 MT reported for 2021 were down 6 percent from the previous week and 33 percent from the prior 4-week average.  Increases were primarily for Japan (3,800 MT, including decreases of 500 MT), South Korea (2,500 MT, including decreases of 500 MT), China (1,500 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), Hong Kong (900 MT, including decreases of 200 MT), and Taiwan (600 MT, including 100 MT switched from the Philippines and decreases of 100 MT).  Exports of 18,700 MT were down 5 percent from the previous week and 4 percent from the prior 4-week average.  The destinations were primarily to Japan (5,400 MT), South Korea (5,300 MT), China (3,500 MT), Mexico (1,200 MT), and Taiwan (1,100 MT).