Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of fresh, chilled or frozen beef during 2017:

1. United States: US$6.2 billion (14% of total beef exports)
2. Australia: $5.8 billion (13%)
3. Brazil: $5.1 billion (11.4%)
4. Netherlands: $3.1 billion (7%)
5. India: $3 billion (6.8%)
6. Ireland: $2.2 billion (4.9%)
7. New Zealand: $2 billion (4.6%)
8. Canada: $1.6 billion (3.7%)
9. Uruguay: $1.52 billion (3.43%)
10. Poland: $1.51 billion (3.41%)
11. Germany: $1.4 billion (3.3%)
12. Argentina: $1.3 billion (2.9%)
13. Paraguay: $1.15 billion (2.58%)
14. Mexico: $1.13 billion (2.55%)
15. France: $1.05 billion (2.4%)

The listed 15 countries shipped 86.1% of all beef exported in 2017 by value.

Among the above suppliers, the fastest-growing overall beef exporters since 2013 were: Mexico (up 74.3%), Canada (up 47.3%), Argentina (up 30.5%), Poland (up 20.5%) and the United States (up 18.2%).

Four countries experienced declines in their international beef sales over the latest 5-year period, specifically India (down -32.4%), Germany (down -25.3%), France (down -18.8%) and Brazil (down -5.4%).

Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of fresh or chilled beef during 2017:

1. United States: US$3.4 billion (14.7% of fresh/chilled beef exports)
2. Netherlands: $2.8 billion (12.1%)
3. Australia: $2.3 billion (10%)
4. Ireland: $2 billion (8.5%)
5. Canada: $1.3 billion (5.6%)
6. Germany: $1.22 billion (5.3%)
7. Poland: $1.16 billion (5%)
8. Mexico: $991.7 million (4.3%)
9. France: $985.8 million (4.3%)
10. Belgium: $768.9 million (3.3%)
11. Brazil: $684.4 million (2.97%)
12. Argentina: $660.1 million (2.86%)
13. Paraguay: $571.4 million (2.5%)
14. Spain: $566.5 million (2.46%)
15. United Kingdom: $446.5 million (1.9%)

The listed 15 countries shipped 85.9% of fresh or chilled exported beef in 2017 by value.

Among the above countries, the fastest-growing exporters of fresh or chilled beef since 2013 were: Paraguay (up 145%), Mexico (up 89.5%), Canada (up 54.8%), Australia (up 17.2%) and Poland (up 16.8%).

Five countries endured declines in their exported fresh or chilled beef sales over the 5-year period, namely Germany (down -27.6%), Brazil (down -19.9%), France (down -19.7%), United Kingdom (down -10.8%) and Belgium (down -1.4%).

Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of frozen beef during 2017:

1. Brazil: US$4.4 billion (20.6% of frozen beef exports)
2. Australia: $3.5 billion (16.3%)
3. India: $3 billion (14%)
4. United States: $2.8 billion (13.2%)
5. New Zealand: $1.8 billion (8.4%)
6. Uruguay: $1.1 billion (5.4%)
7. Argentina: $636.1 million (3%)
8. Paraguay: $574.7 million (2.7%)
9. Poland: $348.5 million (1.63%)
10. Canada: $336.8 million (1.58%)
11. Netherlands: $330.8 million (1.55%)
12. Ireland: $239.3 million (1.12%)
13. Nicaragua: $223.5 million (1.05%)
14. Germany: $221.7 million (1.04%)
15. Italy: $188.8 million (0.9%)

The listed 15 countries shipped 92.5% of frozen exported beef in 2017 by value.

Among the above countries, the fastest-growing exporters of frozen beef since 2013 were: Argentina (up 88.9%), Netherlands (up 56.2%), Ireland (up 36.3%), Poland (up 34.8%) and Canada (up 24.1%).

Those countries that posted declines in the international sales of frozen beef over the 5-year period were led by: India (down -32.1%), Paraguay (down -25.5%), Nicaragua (down -22.6%), Italy (down -22.1%) and Germany (down -9.4%).

Beef Exporting Companies

According to global trading platform Alibaba, the following suppliers actively participate in the international trade of fresh, chilled and frozen beef. Shown within parenthesis is the home-country location for each business:

• Agro Expedition International (Netherlands)
• Cargill (United States)
• Carmelita Export-Import Limited (Ireland)
• Imam Halal Meats New Zealand Ltd (New Zealand)
• Prime Foods International Inc (Canada)
• Ricardo Schneider SS Trade Importacao Exportacao (Brazil)
• Rodriguez Gonzalez Medardo (Uruguay)
• SIBA International (India)
• Tropicana Food And Beverages Gmbh (Germany)
• Yass Valley Beef (Australia)