Articles tagged under: beef exports

U.S. Beef Builds Relationships in Japan

Published September 11, 2026

U.S. cattle producers were in Japan this past week working to strengthen demand for American beef. North Dakota rancher and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Federation Division Chair Travis Maddock was part of a U.S. Meat Export Federation trade mission. “Our…

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Export Data Miz-STEAK

Published July 3, 2026

A significant uptick in beef export data has traders questioning the accuracy of the report. For the week ending June 25th, USDA reports beef exports at a marketing year high, up almost 500 percent from the previous week. The agency…

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U.S. Pork Exports Shine; Beef Demand Holds

Published March 5, 2026

2025 was a great year for US pork exports. U.S. Meat Export Federation Assistant Vice President of Communications John Herath says beef exports were a different story. The U.S. doesn't have access to the Chinese market. "If you take China…

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Taiwan Agreement Strengthens Market for U.S. Beef

Published February 13, 2026

The U.S. Meat Export Federation and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association are praising a new Agreement on Reciprocal Trade between the United States and Taiwan, announced by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. The agreement expands market access for…

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Halstrom: China Trade Losses Could Reach $3B

Published December 16, 2025

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will hold a hearing this week reviewing the Phase One trade agreement with China, originally negotiated during President Donald Trump’s first term. U.S. Meat Export Federation President and CEO Dan Halstrom says the…

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U.S. Beef Exports Drop 36 Percent

Published November 5, 2025

U.S. beef exports are down sharply. For the month ending October thirty-first, exports fell thirty-six percent from a year ago, according to USDA data released during the ongoing government shutdown. Sales to Mexico and Canada were down 27 percent, with…

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Beef Exports Projected to Set New Records

Published November 27, 2022

Beef Exports are expected to surpass last years record. Cattlemen's Executive Committee Chair Jimmy Taylor says the Cattlemen's Beef board and other organizations efforts have paid off. "As good as the domestic markets have been, the foreign markets have been…

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Beef Exports Pass $1 Billion

Published September 15, 2022

U.S. beef exports topped $1 billion in July and posted the fifth-largest volume on record, according to the USDA. Beef exports increased six percent from a year ago. Pork exports remain below last year’s pace but continue to gain strength…

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Meat Exports For Week of March 21st

Published March 25, 2022

Meat exports for the week of March 21st saw a marketing-year high with beef net sales of 27,500 million tonnes. That’s up 40 percent from the previous week and 29 percent from the prior 4-week average. Beef exports of 41,800…

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Trade Deals Responsible for Beef Export Story

Published March 25, 2022

University of Nebraska Assistant Professor of Livestock Marketing Elliot Dennis credits trade agreements for the strong U.S. meat exports. "To put that into perspective, the U.S. hardly shipped any beef to China prior to 2019. China is now our third…

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