Weekly Beef Export Sales      05/07 07:35

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 219,000 pieces for 2026 primarily for China 
(150,900 whole cattle hides, including 3,600 pieces switched from 
Indonesia and decreases of 26,800 pieces), Thailand (21,000 whole cattle 
hides, including decreases of 600 pieces), Mexico (20,500 whole cattle 
hides, including decreases of 1,700 pieces), South Korea (11,000 whole 
cattle hides, including decreases of 2,500 pieces), and Brazil (10,000 
whole cattle hides), were offset by reductions for Indonesia (3,600 
pieces) and Italy (600 pieces). In addition, total net sales of 1,100 kip 
skins were for Germany. Exports of 220,600 whole cattle hides were 
primarily to China (134,500 pieces), Mexico (21,600 pieces), Thailand 
(18,200 pieces), South Korea (17,100 pieces), and Italy (11,100 pieces). 
Exports of 2,600 kip skins were to Germany.

Net sales of 166,900 wet blues for 2026 primarily for China (84,000 grain 
splits and 26,600 unsplit), Italy (50,200 unsplit, including decreases of 
15,000 unsplit), the Dominican Republic (6,000 unsplit), Vietnam (900 
unsplit, including decreases of 100 unsplit), and Mexico (600 grain 
splits, including decreases of 1,200 grain splits), were offset by 
reductions for Taiwan (1,800 unsplit) and Hong Kong (100 unsplit). Total 
net sales of 15,000 unsplit for 2027 were for Italy. Exports of 151,900 
wet blues were primarily to Vietnam (65,000 unsplit), Italy (35,500 
unsplit), China (18,100 unsplit), Thailand (13,000 unsplit), and Hong Kong 
(8,300 unsplit). Net sales reductions of 1,900 other excluding wet blues 
reported for China (4,300 pounds), were more than offset by reductions for 
Turkey (6,100 pounds) and Mexico (100 pounds). No exports of other 
excluding wet blues were reported for the week. Net sales reductions of 
247,800 splits reported for Mexico (200 pounds), were more than offset by 
reductions for Vietnam (248,000 pounds). Exports of 42,200 splits were to 
Mexico.

Beef: Net sales of 10,000 MT for 2026 were down 27 percent from the 
previous week and 32 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases 
primarily for Japan (3,000 MT, including decreases of 3,000 MT), Taiwan 
(2,500 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), Mexico (1,700 MT, including 
decreases of 100 MT), South Korea (800 MT, including decreases of 700 MT), 
and Canada (700 MT), were offset by reductions for Hong Kong (800 MT), the 
Philippines (100 MT), and Vietnam (100 MT). Exports of 14,200 MT were up 
15 percent from the previous week and 9 percent from the prior 4-week 
average. The destinations were primarily to South Korea (4,400 MT), Japan 
(3,600 MT), Hong Kong (1,400 MT), Mexico (1,400 MT), and Taiwan (1,200 
MT).

Pork: Net sales of 30,800 MT for 2026 were down 33 percent from the 
previous week and 6 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were 
primarily for Mexico (14,800 MT, including decreases of 1,900 MT), Japan 
(6,100 MT, including decreases of 200 MT), the Dominican Republic (2,500 
MT), Colombia (1,600 MT, including decreases of 200 MT), and China (1,100 
MT, including decreases of 100 MT). Exports of 40,400 MT were up 15 
percent from the previous week and 12 percent from the prior 4-week 
average. The destinations were primarily to Mexico (17,700 MT), Japan 
(5,900 MT), China (4,200 MT), South Korea (3,000 MT), and Colombia (2,600 
MT).