US pork exports fall 3% in July on lower Mexico demand
Declines to key markets offset gains in Asia, America
9 October 2025
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By: US pork exports in July were 552 million pounds, 3% below shipments in July 2024, according to the US Department of Agriculture's Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook for September.
The salient dynamic of July 2025 exports—shown in the listing of the 10 largest foreign July buyers of US pork—is that the 11% year-over-year decline in shipments to Mexico—re-enforced by additional decreases in shipments to Canada, China and Hong Kong, and Australia—were together unable to be offset by small export increases to South Korea, the Philippines, and other Western Hemisphere nations.
A variety of reasons could account for lower US exports to Mexico in July, among them more competition from other pork-exporting countries and regions, and higher Mexican beef consumption.
Pork export forecasts for the second half of 2025 are unchanged from last month, as are the forecasts for the first half of 2026.
