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Who buys the United States’ pork? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, the United States exported $6.6 billion of pork (2.3 million tonnes), 18% of the world total. Its main destinations were Mexico (40%), Japan (15%) and South Korea (10%). The United States was the world’s largest exporter of pork.

Summary

Value
$6.6billion
Tonnes
2.3million tonnes
Share of world total
18%
World rank
1st
Routes to the main destinations. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Destinations

The 20 main destinations in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Mexico2.7Tonnes: 1,121,011USD per tonne: $2,37340.1%Land
Japan1Tonnes: 229,482USD per tonne: $4,35315.1%Sea
South Korea0.67Tonnes: 196,752USD per tonne: $3,41710.1%Sea
Canada0.41Tonnes: 113,348USD per tonne: $3,6266.2%Land
Colombia0.35Tonnes: 117,221USD per tonne: $3,0165.3%Sea
Australia0.3Tonnes: 83,986USD per tonne: $3,5504.5%Sea
Dominican Republic0.27Tonnes: 88,991USD per tonne: $2,9924%Sea
China0.24Tonnes: 99,077USD per tonne: $2,4073.6%Sea
Honduras0.15Tonnes: 49,788USD per tonne: $2,9132.2%Sea
Guatemala0.09Tonnes: 27,495USD per tonne: $3,1411.3%Sea
Costa Rica0.06Tonnes: 16,872USD per tonne: $3,4360.87%Sea
Nicaragua0.06Tonnes: 16,444USD per tonne: $3,4650.86%Sea
El Salvador0.05Tonnes: 16,870USD per tonne: $3,2570.83%Sea
Philippines0.04Tonnes: 13,342USD per tonne: $3,1350.63%Sea
New Zealand0.04Tonnes: 10,363USD per tonne: $3,7210.58%Sea
Chile0.04Tonnes: 11,165USD per tonne: $3,3090.56%Sea
Panama0.03Tonnes: 9,397USD per tonne: $3,1230.44%Sea
Malaysia0.03Tonnes: 8,369USD per tonne: $3,4390.43%Sea
Cuba0.03Tonnes: 8,471USD per tonne: $3,0550.39%Sea
Hong Kong re-exports0.02Tonnes: 3,589USD per tonne: $4,2060.23%Sea

Trend

Who it sells to

Mexico has been its main destination since 2021

Value in USD billions. The five largest destinations in 2024.

  • Mexico 2.7
  • Japan 1
  • South Korea 0.67
  • Canada 0.41
  • Colombia 0.35

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Mexico0.032.7
Japan0.591
South Korea0.030.67
Canada0.030.41
Colombia0.010.35

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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