Beef & Beef Products

U.S. Beef & Beef Products Exports in 2024

Total Export Value
$10.45 Billion
Total Volume (Millions)
1.29 Metric Tons
3-Year Average
$10.71 Billion
Compound Average Growth
5.2% (2015-2024)
Market Total Value (USD)
South Korea $2.22 Billion
Japan $1.87 Billion
China $1.58 Billion
Mexico $1.35 Billion
Canada $896.12 Million
Taiwan $709.22 Million
Hong Kong $400.07 Million
European Union $234.52 Million
Philippines $131.9 Million
Dominican Republic $119.7 Million
Beef & Beef Products Export Markets 2015 - 2024
Annual Beef & Beef Products Exports 2015 - 2024

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Data and Analysis

World Production, Markets, and Trade Report

CORRECTION: Livestock and Poultry: World Markets and Trade

This semi-annual report includes data on U.S. and global trade, production, consumption and stocks, as well as analysis of developments affecting world trade in livestock and poultry.
On March 31, 2025, China’s International Trade Single Window published a notification that included an update stating that imported meat and poultry products would require a “Product Expiration Date” as a data field for customs import declarations.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

South Korea: Livestock and Products Semi-annual

FAS/Seoul forecasts 2025 Korean cattle production and slaughter will drop to 951,000 head and 1,078,000 head respectively. FAS/Seoul forecasts 2025 beef imports to dip to 574,000 metric tons (MT).

News and Features

May is World Trade Month, and USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service is marking the occasion by sharing some of the most recent facts and figures about U.S. agricultural trade.