Weekly Beef Export Sales      09/24 07:35

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 193,800 pieces for 2026 were down 5 percent 
from the previous week and 18 percent from the prior 4-week average. 
Increases primarily for China (120,700 whole cattle hides, including 
decreases of 55,700 pieces), Mexico (34,500 whole cattle hides, including 
decreases of 1,000 pieces), Thailand (15,600 whole cattle hides, including 
decreases of 500 pieces), South Korea (12,400 whole cattle hides, 
including decreases of 9,300 pieces), and Italy (10,200 whole cattle 
hides), were offset by reductions for Vietnam (1,700 pieces), Brazil (700 
pieces), and Taiwan (100 pieces). Exports of 281,200 whole cattle hides 
were up 7 percent from the previous week and 12 percent from the prior 4-
week average. The destinations were primarily to China (179,100 pieces), 
Mexico (37,600 pieces), Thailand (24,800 pieces), South Korea (14,200 
pieces), and Italy (12,200 pieces). 

Net sales reductions of 134,200 wet blues were reported for 2026. 
Increases reported for Vietnam (100,900 unsplit, including decreases of 
100,500 unsplit), the Dominican Republic (4,300 unsplit), China (2,400 
grain splits), and Mexico (2,000 grain splits), were offset by reductions 
for Thailand (115,300 unsplit), China (61,300 unsplit), Italy (30,400 
unsplit), Bangladesh (23,200 unsplit), and India (9,800 unsplit and 2,000 
grain splits). Net sales of 180,500 unsplit for 2027 were reported for 
Italy (177,600 unsplit) and Brazil (2,900 unsplit). No net sales of other 
excluding wet blues were reported for the week. Exports of 147,600 wet 
blues were up 88 percent from the previous week and 25 percent from the 
prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Vietnam (64,800 
unsplit), Italy (38,000 unsplit), Thailand (23,900 unsplit), Hong Kong 
(6,300 unsplit), and Indonesia (3,000 unsplit). No exports of other 
excluding wet blues were reported for the week. Net sales of 924,500 
splits were reported for China (462,000 pounds), Vietnam (420,500 pounds), 
and Mexico (42,000 pounds). Exports of 42,500 splits were to Vietnam.

Beef: Net sales of 9,400 MT for 2026 were down 34 percent from the 
previous week and 16 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases 
primarily for Japan (2,300 MT, including decreases of 2,000 MT), South 
Korea (2,100 MT, including decreases of 600 MT), Hong Kong (1,900 MT, 
including decreases of 100 MT), Mexico (1,200 MT), and Taiwan (600 MT, 
including decreases of 600 MT), were offset by reductions for the United 
Arab Emirates (200 MT). Total net sales of 100 MT for 2027 were for Japan. 
Exports of 12,100 MT were up 22 percent from the previous week and 7 
percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to 
South Korea (3,700 MT), Japan (2,900 MT), Taiwan (1,400 MT), Mexico (1,200 
MT), and Hong Kong (700 MT). 

Pork: Net sales of 35,300 MT for 2026 were up 17 percent from the previous 
week and 8 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for 
Mexico (15,800 MT, including decreases of 700 MT), China (6,900 MT), Japan 
(3,900 MT, including decreases of 200 MT), Canada (2,400 MT, including 
decreases of 300 MT), and South Korea (2,200 MT, including decreases of 
500 MT), were offset by reductions for El Salvador (100 MT). Exports of 
32,100 MT were up 16 percent from the previous week and 9 percent from the 
prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Mexico (16,700 
MT), Japan (4,000 MT), South Korea (2,300 MT), Colombia (2,000 MT), and 
China (2,000 MT).