Weekly Beef Export Sales      09/11 07:35

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 143,500 pieces for 2026 were down 50 percent 
from the previous week and 47 percent from the prior 4-week average. 
Increases primarily for China (99,300 whole cattle hides, including 
decreases of 2,300 pieces), Brazil (28,700 whole cattle hides, including 
decreases of 4,300 pieces), Thailand (17,700 whole cattle hides, including 
decreases of 100 pieces), South Korea (8,600 whole cattle hides, including 
decreases of 1,500 pieces), and Mexico (4,800 whole cattle hides, 
including decreases of 6,600 pieces), were offset by reductions for Taiwan 
(17,100 pieces) and Italy (4,300 pieces). Exports of 190,100 whole cattle 
hides were down 43 percent from the previous week and 29 percent from the 
prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to China (120,500 
pieces), Mexico (34,000 pieces), South Korea (17,000 pieces), Thailand 
(12,900 pieces), and Turkey (1,500 pieces).

Net sales of 102,100 wet blues were reported for 2026. Increases primarily 
for Vietnam (37,000 unsplit, including decreases of 100 unsplit), China 
(28,800 unsplit), Thailand (20,900 unsplit), Italy (12,200 unsplit), and 
Guyana (2,900 unsplit), were offset by reductions for Hong Kong (100 
unsplit). Total net sales reductions of 2,900 unsplit for 2027 were for 
Guyana. No net sales or exports of other excluding wet blues were reported 
for the week. Exports of 181,600 wet blues were up 74 percent from the 
previous week and 52 percent from the prior 4-week average. The 
destinations were primarily to Vietnam (83,100 unsplit), Italy (25,400 
unsplit), Brazil (25,200 unsplit), China (14,600 unsplit and 2,400 grain 
splits), and Thailand (13,600 unsplit). Total net sales reductions of 
43,000 splits were for China. No exports of splits were reported for the 
week.

Beef: Net sales of 8,600 MT for 2026 were down 34 percent from the 
previous week and 25 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were 
primarily for Japan (3,200 MT, including decreases of 300 MT), China 
(1,600 MT), Mexico (900 MT, including decreases of 300 MT), South Korea 
(800 MT, including decreases of 1,900 MT), and Hong Kong (700 MT, 
including decreases of 500 MT). Total net sales of 100 MT for 2027 were 
for Japan. Exports of 11,500 MT were down 4 percent from the previous week 
and from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to 
South Korea (3,600 MT), Japan (2,200 MT), China (1,500 MT), Mexico (1,200 
MT), and Taiwan (900 MT).

Pork: Net sales of 27,400 MT for 2026 were down 22 percent from the 
previous week and 20 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were 
primarily for Mexico (16,600 MT, including decreases of 300 MT), Japan 
(3,200 MT, including decreases of 200 MT), China (1,600 MT), Colombia 
(1,200 MT, including decreases of 300 MT), and Honduras (1,000 MT, 
including 100 MT switched from Guatemala). Total net sales of 1,400 MT for 
2027 were for Australia. Exports of 30,200 MT were up 1 percent from the 
previous week and 2 percent from the prior 4-week average. The 
destinations were primarily to Mexico (14,500 MT), Japan (3,200 MT), South 
Korea (3,100 MT), China (2,500 MT), and Canada (2,300 MT).