Red meat exports by country - year to date cumulative

These annual reports display red meat exports by country of beef and veal combined, and pork.

1 - Beef and veal
Beef and veal exports by country - year-to-date
  2026 - May
(Canadian dollars)
2025 - May
(Canadian dollars)
% Difference 2026 - May
quantity(kg)
2025 - May
quantity(kg)
% Difference
United States of America 1,756,522,149 1,614,079,318 8.83% 145,492,470 144,350,917 0.79%
Japan 146,676,355 159,796,421 -8.21% 13,987,482 18,324,588 -23.67%
Mexico 194,361,542 141,280,043 37.57% 18,084,753 14,104,334 28.22%
Viet Nam 51,356,486 43,573,098 17.86% 6,326,402 4,631,920 36.58%
Korea, South 29,492,371 69,735,269 -57.71% 3,072,517 6,689,611 -54.07%
China 127,653,709 671,673 18905.34% 8,802,989 52,389 16703.12%
Hong Kong 20,581,836 17,194,712 19.70% 1,745,787 1,168,152 49.45%
Colombia 6,832,503 3,814,093 79.14% 1,217,970 954,046 27.66%
Peru 2,521,713 1,387,873 81.70% 1,559,834 562,158 177.47%
Philippines 5,068,100 6,651,213 -23.80% 1,244,036 776,521 60.21%
Others 30,896,087 32,602,418 -5.23% 3,657,955 3,755,549 -2.60%
Total 2,371,962,851 2,090,786,131 13.45% 205,192,195 195,370,185 5.03%
Domestic exports only (excludes re-exports)
Source: Statistics Canada
Prepared by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section
2 - Pork
Pork exports by country - year-to-date
  2026 - May
(Canadian dollars)
2025 - May
(Canadian dollars)
% Difference 2026 - May
quantity(kg)
2025 - May
quantity(kg)
% Difference
Japan 749,428,684 833,463,993 -10.08% 142,128,969 157,503,603 -9.76%
United States of America 826,010,506 746,309,688 10.68% 164,667,298 155,950,523 5.59%
Korea, South 171,125,417 204,893,096 -16.48% 30,834,686 41,419,376 -25.55%
China 125,548,965 186,355,486 -32.63% 59,101,310 87,804,967 -32.69%
Mexico 242,003,834 179,672,943 34.69% 93,763,330 90,691,559 3.39%
Philippines 62,179,806 119,353,360 -47.90% 26,980,880 44,725,739 -39.67%
Taiwan 69,828,452 88,550,622 -21.14% 19,282,937 24,551,188 -21.46%
Colombia 39,340,261 39,291,357 0.12% 11,342,640 11,672,743 -2.83%
Australia 13,878,329 12,922,266 7.40% 4,155,964 3,428,767 21.21%
Malaysia 8,295,542 10,559,171 -21.44% 2,612,747 2,925,470 -10.69%
Others 67,603,008 91,671,842 -26.26% 21,665,072 29,000,854 -25.30%
Total 2,375,242,804 2,513,043,824 -5.48% 576,535,833 649,674,789 -11.26%
Domestic exports only (excludes re-exports)
Source: Statistics Canada
Prepared by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section

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