Despite tariffs, July pork exports to China hold steady - USMEF
July shipments flat as 57% duty cuts export value 13%
8 October 2025
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By: Despite a total tariff rate of 57%, US pork shipments to China – which are mostly variety meat – were steady with last year at 36,461 mt in July, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF).
The heightened tariff rate (which was 37% at this time last year) weighed on export value, which was down 13% to $77.6 million.
For January through July, exports to China were 16% below last year in volume (218,005 mt) and 17% lower in value ($513.3 million), but this was mainly due a sharp drop in exports in April and May, when US pork was subject to prohibitively high tariff rates.
