Import / Export History

Official monthly beef/veal trade benchmark with separate weekly leading indicators. Page rebuilt 2026-07-25 08:41 CT. PAGE REFRESH CURRENT
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MONTHLY BENCHMARK
May 2026 reference period · USDA ERS/Census · carcass-weight-equivalent pounds
Official publish: Jul 8, 2026Next release: Aug 5, 2026CURRENT
QUICK GLANCE

Monthly Trade Snapshot

Latest month and year-to-date totals use one canonical ERS Beef and veal series; aggregate and HS detail rows are never added together.

2026-05 reference periodCWE pounds
MONTHLY SUPPLYCWE lb

U.S. Beef Imports

523.5M
-5.0% vs year-ago month 551.1M
YTD2,754.6M+9.9% YoY
MONTHLY DEMANDCWE lb

U.S. Beef Exports

196.4M
-14.5% vs year-ago month 229.7M
YTD978.5M-17.2% YoY
IMPORTS MINUS EXPORTSCWE lb

Net Beef Imports

327.1M
+1.8% vs year-ago month 321.4M
YTD1,776.0M+34.1% YoY
MONTHLY ORIGINCWE lb

Brazil to U.S. Beef

102.8M
-41.5% vs year-ago month 175.9M
YTD620.7M-6.8% YoY
WEEKLY LEADING PULSE

Imports and Export Activity

Faster official reads that lead the monthly benchmark. Each lane keeps its native definition and units.

PARTIALUpdated 2026-07-25T13:41:07.392369+00:00
AMS importsUNAVAILABLE

All Beef Passed for Entry

No verified weekly value

AMS weekly import pulse unavailable: AmsParseError: Processed Beef Lithuania: published YoY -17.0 does not match 11/13 (-15.4)

AMS importsUNAVAILABLE

Brazil Beef Passed for Entry

No verified weekly value

AMS weekly import pulse unavailable: AmsParseError: Processed Beef Lithuania: published YoY -17.0 does not match 11/13 (-15.4)

FAS export salesmetric tons

Weekly Net Sales

9,400 MT
Week ending 2026-07-16 · prior 8,000 MT
Forward sales/cancellations—not shipments
FAS export salesmetric tons

Weekly Shipments

12,500 MT
Week ending 2026-07-16 · prior 10,400 MT
MYTD shipped367,100 MT-6.7% YoY
Do not calculate weekly net trade. AMS imports are inspection-entry product weight; FAS reports exporter sales and shipments. Neither is monthly ERS/Census CWE pounds.

Export Demand Side

Exports are running below year ago, a demand headwind. Latest month is -14.5% YoY and YTD is -17.2%. Rank: 2 worst of 37 YTD comparisons.

Latest Month-14.5%196.4M vs 229.7M
YTD-17.2%978.5M vs 1,181.1M

Import Supply Side

Imports are running above year ago, adding outside supply pressure. Latest month is -5.0% YoY and YTD is +9.9%. Bearish import rank: 10 of 37.

Latest Month-5.0%523.5M vs 551.1M
YTD+9.9%2,754.6M vs 2,505.7M

Annual Imports vs Exports

ExportsImports
0.0B1.5B2.9B4.4B5.8B1989 exports: 1.14B1989 imports: 2.18B1990 exports: 1.01B1990 imports: 2.36B1991 exports: 1.19B1991 imports: 2.41B1992 exports: 1.32B1992 imports: 2.44B1993 exports: 1.28B1993 imports: 2.40B1994 exports: 1.61B1994 imports: 2.37B1995 exports: 1.82B1995 imports: 2.10B1996 exports: 1.88B1996 imports: 2.07B1997 exports: 2.14B1997 imports: 2.34B1998 exports: 2.17B1998 imports: 2.64B1999 exports: 2.41B1999 imports: 2.87B2000 exports: 2.47B2000 imports: 3.03B2001 exports: 2.27B2001 imports: 3.16B2002 exports: 2.45B2002 imports: 3.22B2003 exports: 2.52B2003 imports: 3.01B2004 exports: 0.46B2004 imports: 3.68B2005 exports: 0.70B2005 imports: 3.60B2006 exports: 1.14B2006 imports: 3.08B2007 exports: 1.43B2007 imports: 3.05B2008 exports: 2.00B2008 imports: 2.54B2009 exports: 1.93B2009 imports: 2.63B2010 exports: 2.30B2010 imports: 2.30B2011 exports: 2.79B2011 imports: 2.06B2012 exports: 2.45B2012 imports: 2.22B2013 exports: 2.59B2013 imports: 2.25B2014 exports: 2.57B2014 imports: 2.95B2015 exports: 2.27B2015 imports: 3.37B2016 exports: 2.56B2016 imports: 3.01B2017 exports: 2.86B2017 imports: 2.99B2018 exports: 3.16B2018 imports: 3.00B2019 exports: 3.03B2019 imports: 3.06B2020 exports: 2.95B2020 imports: 3.34B2021 exports: 3.43B2021 imports: 3.34B2022 exports: 3.55B2022 imports: 3.39B2023 exports: 3.04B2023 imports: 3.72B2024 exports: 3.01B2024 imports: 4.64B2025 exports: 2.58B2025 imports: 5.39B2026 exports: 0.98B2026 imports: 2.75B198919941999200420092014201920242026

Export Pressure Gauge

-17.2% YTD export demand pressure supportive bearish

Import Pressure Gauge

+9.9% YTD import supply pressure supportive bearish

Top Export Destinations

Current vs year ago, latest monthSouth KoreaYear ago 67.6MCurrent 53.1M-21.5%JapanYear ago 57.2MCurrent 48.1M-15.9%MexicoYear ago 24.7MCurrent 18.6M-24.9%CanadaYear ago 18.7MCurrent 15.3M-17.9%Hong KongYear ago 9.1MCurrent 15.1M+66.1%TaiwanYear ago 15.0MCurrent 14.8M-1.5%GuatemalaYear ago 2.8MCurrent 2.6M-8.2%PhilippinesYear ago 4.5MCurrent 2.5M-43.8%Dominican RepublicYear ago 2.9MCurrent 2.5M-15.3%NetherlandsYear ago 2.4MCurrent 1.9M-23.0%

Top Import Origins

Current vs year ago, latest monthAustraliaYear ago 103.0MCurrent 115.1M+11.8%BrazilYear ago 175.9MCurrent 102.8M-41.5%CanadaYear ago 71.2MCurrent 79.9M+12.3%MexicoYear ago 50.8MCurrent 65.5M+28.9%New ZealandYear ago 56.2MCurrent 60.0M+6.7%ArgentinaYear ago 13.0MCurrent 37.6M+190.5%UruguayYear ago 47.4MCurrent 25.8M-45.7%NicaraguaYear ago 14.1MCurrent 20.8M+47.9%ParaguayYear ago 16.1MCurrent 12.0M-25.6%Costa RicaYear ago 2.2MCurrent 1.8M-18.1%

Export YTD YoY

-20.0%-10.0%+0.0%+10.0%+20.0%1990: -6.1%1991: +22.0%1992: +11.2%1993: -8.4%1994: +30.1%1995: +4.8%1996: +28.1%1997: -5.1%1998: +7.6%1999: +7.6%2000: +11.3%2001: -12.3%2002: +7.7%2003: +2.9%2004: -89.4%2005: +128.5%2006: +74.4%2007: +18.1%2008: +42.9%2009: +4.3%2010: +15.0%2011: +27.0%2012: -10.8%2013: -1.5%2014: +5.9%2015: -9.7%2016: +3.0%2017: +16.3%2018: +14.6%2019: -3.3%2020: -2.1%2021: +16.7%2022: +6.1%2023: -10.7%2024: -4.9%2025: -5.6%2026: -17.2%199019952000200520102015202020252026

Import YTD YoY

-20.0%-10.0%+0.0%+10.0%+20.0%1990: +4.3%1991: +4.3%1992: +11.2%1993: +0.5%1994: -5.8%1995: -12.6%1996: -5.8%1997: +16.0%1998: +4.2%1999: +10.5%2000: +8.8%2001: +5.6%2002: +1.9%2003: -0.6%2004: +7.4%2005: +4.7%2006: -10.5%2007: +1.0%2008: -21.6%2009: +12.4%2010: -16.3%2011: -16.5%2012: +22.4%2013: -1.0%2014: +8.3%2015: +37.2%2016: -11.9%2017: -9.4%2018: +1.2%2019: +6.1%2020: +0.4%2021: -5.5%2022: +26.7%2023: -0.7%2024: +19.4%2025: +34.3%2026: +9.9%199019952000200520102015202020252026

Worst Export YTD Drops

YearYoYYTD Total
2004-89.4%0.107B
2026-17.2%0.979B
2001-12.3%0.903B
2012-10.8%0.973B
2023-10.7%1.316B
2015-9.7%0.916B

Largest Import YTD Increases

YearYoYYTD Total
2015+37.2%1.526B
2025+34.3%2.506B
2022+26.7%1.573B
2012+22.4%1.037B
2024+19.4%1.866B
1997+16.0%1.009B
Full Historical YTD Tables

Export YTD Table

YearTotalDiffYoYNote
20260.979B-0.203B-17.2%through 05
20251.181B-0.070B-5.6%through 05
20241.251B-0.065B-4.9%through 05
20231.316B-0.158B-10.7%through 05
20221.473B0.084B+6.1%through 05
20211.389B0.198B+16.7%through 05
20201.191B-0.025B-2.1%through 05
20191.216B-0.041B-3.3%through 05
20181.257B0.160B+14.6%through 05
20171.097B0.154B+16.3%through 05
20160.943B0.027B+3.0%through 05
20150.916B-0.099B-9.7%through 05
20141.015B0.056B+5.9%through 05
20130.959B-0.014B-1.5%through 05
20120.973B-0.118B-10.8%through 05
20111.091B0.232B+27.0%through 05
20100.859B0.112B+15.0%through 05
20090.747B0.031B+4.3%through 05
20080.716B0.215B+42.9%through 05
20070.501B0.077B+18.1%through 05
20060.424B0.181B+74.4%through 05
20050.243B0.137B+128.5%through 05
20040.107B-0.895B-89.4%through 05
20031.002B0.029B+2.9%through 05
20020.973B0.070B+7.7%through 05
20010.903B-0.127B-12.3%through 05
20001.030B0.104B+11.3%through 05
19990.926B0.065B+7.6%through 05
19980.861B0.061B+7.6%through 05
19970.800B-0.043B-5.1%through 05
19960.843B0.185B+28.1%through 05
19950.658B0.030B+4.8%through 05
19940.627B0.145B+30.1%through 05
19930.482B-0.044B-8.4%through 05
19920.527B0.053B+11.2%through 05
19910.474B0.085B+22.0%through 05
19900.388B-0.025B-6.1%through 05
19890.413Bthrough 05

Import YTD Table

YearTotalDiffYoYNote
20262.755B0.249B+9.9%through 05
20252.506B0.640B+34.3%through 05
20241.866B0.304B+19.4%through 05
20231.562B-0.010B-0.7%through 05
20221.573B0.332B+26.7%through 05
20211.241B-0.072B-5.5%through 05
20201.313B0.006B+0.4%through 05
20191.307B0.075B+6.1%through 05
20181.233B0.015B+1.2%through 05
20171.218B-0.126B-9.4%through 05
20161.344B-0.182B-11.9%through 05
20151.526B0.414B+37.2%through 05
20141.112B0.086B+8.3%through 05
20131.027B-0.010B-1.0%through 05
20121.037B0.190B+22.4%through 05
20110.847B-0.167B-16.5%through 05
20101.014B-0.197B-16.3%through 05
20091.211B0.134B+12.4%through 05
20081.077B-0.297B-21.6%through 05
20071.374B0.014B+1.0%through 05
20061.360B-0.159B-10.5%through 05
20051.519B0.068B+4.7%through 05
20041.451B0.100B+7.4%through 05
20031.350B-0.009B-0.6%through 05
20021.359B0.026B+1.9%through 05
20011.333B0.070B+5.6%through 05
20001.263B0.102B+8.8%through 05
19991.161B0.110B+10.5%through 05
19981.051B0.043B+4.2%through 05
19971.009B0.139B+16.0%through 05
19960.869B-0.053B-5.8%through 05
19950.923B-0.133B-12.6%through 05
19941.055B-0.065B-5.8%through 05
19931.121B0.006B+0.5%through 05
19921.115B0.113B+11.2%through 05
19911.002B0.042B+4.3%through 05
19900.961B0.040B+4.3%through 05
19890.921Bthrough 05
Source note: Requested 1970 history. Current ERS model-compatible World/CWE rows begin in 1989; page charts all available import/export history. Monthly ERS/Census CWE data remains the official benchmark. Weekly AMS and FAS measures are leading context only, retain metric-ton units, and are never subtracted from each other or spliced into monthly history.