From January to August, US pork exports still exceeded last year’s level by 1%, reaching 1.95 million tonnes, while export value remained virtually unchanged at $5.47 billion. Compared with the record pace of 2024, volumes were 2% lower and value was down 4%.
The sharpest decline was recorded in shipments to Mexico. In August, exports fell by 12% to 90,600 tonnes, while their value dropped by 22% to $197.1 million. Trade was also affected by restrictions related to Aujeszky’s disease that came into effect in May.
Over the first eight months of the year, exports to Mexico totalled 756,500 tonnes, down 3% from last year’s record level. Export value fell by 4% to $1.72 billion.
At the same time, shipments to Central America increased by 18% in August to 17,100 tonnes, while exports to Colombia rose by 34% to 12,600 tonnes. Both markets are posting record growth rates in 2026.
Exports to China fell by 6% in August to 29,500 tonnes, while their value declined by 13% to $59.2 million. From January to August, shipments to China were 9% higher than a year earlier, although export revenue fell by 4% amid a 47% tariff on US pork and variety meats, high domestic production in China and weak demand.
PigUA.info, based on data from 3tres3.com