Weekly Beef Export Sales      07/16 07:35

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 291,000 pieces for 2026 were down 14 percent 
from the previous week, but up 4 percent from the prior 4-week average. 
Increases were primarily for China (177,700 whole cattle hides, including 
decreases of 1,600 pieces), Mexico (54,200 whole cattle hides, including 
decreases of 300 pieces), Thailand (32,400 whole cattle hides, including 
decreases of 100 pieces), South Korea (10,300 whole cattle hides), and 
Turkey (5,000 whole cattle hides). Total net sales reductions of 100 kip 
skins were for China. Exports of 248,600 whole cattle hides were down 24 
percent from the previous week and 17 percent from the prior 4-week 
average. The destinations were primarily to China (130,800 pieces), Mexico 
(49,000 pieces), Brazil (37,600 pieces), South Korea (15,100 pieces), and 
Thailand (12,500 pieces). Exports of 2,300 kip skins were to China. 

Net sales of 39,500 wet blues for 2026 were down 41 percent from the 
previous week and 74 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were 
reported for Thailand (32,000 unsplit), China (4,800 grain split and 2,600 
unsplit), and Brazil (100 unsplit). No net sales or exports of other 
excluding wet blues were reported for the week. Exports of 110,800 wet 
blues were up 15 percent from the previous week, but down 8 percent from 
the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Vietnam 
(41,400 unsplit), China (31,000 unsplit), Italy (20,000 unsplit), Hong 
Kong (8,400 unsplit), and Brazil (6,700 unsplit). No net sales and exports 
of splits were reported for the week. 

Beef: Net sales of 8,000 MT for 2026 were down 43 percent from the 
previous week and 45 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were 
primarily for Japan (2,400 MT, including decreases of 400 MT), Canada 
(1,900 MT), Mexico (1,200 MT), Taiwan (1,100 MT, including decreases of 
200 MT), and Qatar (200 MT). Exports of 10,400 MT were down 29 percent 
from the previous week and 25 percent from the prior 4-week average. The 
destinations were primarily to South Korea (3,200 MT), Japan (2,900 MT), 
Mexico (1,400 MT), Taiwan (700 MT), and Hong Kong (600 MT). 

Pork: Net sales of 21,600 MT for 2026 were up 22 percent from the previous 
week, but down 12 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were 
primarily for Mexico (9,100 MT, including decreases of 400 MT), Japan 
(7,100 MT, including decreases of 300 MT), Canada (1,400 MT, including 
decreases of 400 MT), Colombia (1,100 MT, including 100 MT switched from 
the Dominican Republic and decreases of 300 MT), and Honduras (600 MT). 
Exports of 25,200 MT were down 16 percent from the previous week and 19 
percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to 
Mexico (11,900 MT), Japan (4,500 MT), China (2,500 MT), South Korea (1,800 
MT), and Canada (1,300 MT).