That dollar metric results from an average 42.8% increase for worldwide beef shippers over the five-year period starting in 2021 when overall beef exports were worth $60.6 billion.
Year over year, the value of international beef sales accelerated by 22.4% compared to $70.7 billion exported during 2024.
From a continental perspective, suppliers in Latin American countries excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean earned the highest dollar amount for exporting all types of beef during 2025. Beef shipments from Latin American countries excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean were worth $26.8 billion or 31% of the world total.
In second place at 28.2% were suppliers in Europe, ahead of worldwide beef shipments originating from Oceania at another 17.7% led by Australia and New Zealand.
Trailing the above continental sources were beef exporters from North America (15.9%).
Smaller percentages trace back to exporters in Asia (6.7%) and Africa (0.4%).
Exports by Type of Beef
Fresh or chilled beef exports were worth $40.6 billion in 2025 or 47% of global beef exports. That percentage lags the 47.7% share one year earlier in 2024.
Frozen beef shipments were valued at $45.9 billion for 2025 or 53% of the world total. The percentage for frozen beef exceeds the 52.3% share for frozen beef in 2024.
The annual increase for fresh or chilled exported beef was a 20.8% expansion from 2024 to 2025, trailing the 23.9% year-over-year advance for frozen exported beef.
For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefixes are 0201 for fresh or chilled beef and 0202 for frozen beef.
Top Beef Exporting Countries
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of beef during 2025, combining all fresh, chilled and frozen versions.
- Brazil: US$16.6 billion (19.2% of total beef exports)
- Australia: $12.4 billion (14.3%)
- United States: $8 billion (9.3%)
- Netherlands: $4.9 billion (5.7%)
- India: $4.5 billion (5.3%)
- Argentina: $3.8 billion (4.4%)
- Ireland: $3.68 billion (4.3%)
- Poland: $3.68 billion (4.3%)
- Canada: $3.4 billion (3.9%)
- New Zealand: $2.9 billion (3.4%)
- Uruguay: $2.7 billion (3.1%)
- Mexico: $2.3 billion (2.7%)
- Germany: $2.2 billion (2.6%)
- Paraguay: $2.1 billion (2.4%)
- Spain: $2 billion (2.3%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 82.4% of all beef exports in 2025.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing beef exporters from 2024 to 2025 were: Spain (up 27.5%), Poland (up 25.6%), Ireland (up 24.4%) and Argentina (up 24.1%).
Those countries that posted declines in their exported beef sales were: Australia (down -48.8% from 2024), United States of America (down -17.7%) and Canada (down -7.8%).
Top 15 Exporters of Fresh or Chilled Beef
The top exporters for fresh or chilled beef are the United States of America, Australia and the Netherlands supplying just over a third (34%) of globally exported fresh or chilled beef.
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of fresh or chilled beef during 2025.
- Australia: US$4.5 billion (11.1% of exported fresh or chilled beef)
- Netherlands: $4.3 billion (10.6%)
- United States: $4 billion (9.9%)
- Canada: $2.94 billion (7.2%)
- Ireland: $2.84 billion (7%)
- Poland: $2.82 billion (7%)
- Brazil: $2.16 billion (5.3%)
- Mexico: $2.16 billion (5.3%)
- Germany: $1.9 billion (4.6%)
- Spain: $1.7 billion (4.3%)
- France: $1.6 billion (3.9%)
- Argentina: $1.3 billion (3.2%)
- Italy: $1.1 billion (2.6%)
- Belgium: $870.1 million (2.1%)
- Paraguay: $815.8 million (2%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 86.2% of all fresh or chilled beef exports in 2025.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing fresh or chilled beef exporters from 2024 to 2025 were: Spain (up 45.8%), Italy (up 41.8%), Argentina (up 39.4%) and Brazil (up 37.8%).
The lone top supplier country that posted a decline in exported fresh or chilled beef sales was the United States of America, recording a -9.2% slowdown from 2024.
Top 15 Exporters of Frozen Beef
The world’s biggest exporters of frozen beef are Brazil, Australia and India. Collectively, that trio generated 58.2% of exported frozen beef sales.
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of frozen beef during 2025.
- Brazil: US$14.4 billion (31.5% of total exported frozen beef)
- Australia: $7.9 billion (17.1%)
- India: $4.4 billion (9.6%)
- United States: $4 billion (8.7%)
- Argentina: $2.6 billion (5.6%)
- New Zealand: $2.4 billion (5.3%)
- Uruguay: $2 billion (4.4%)
- Paraguay: $1.3 billion (2.8%)
- Poland: $854.1 million (1.9%)
- Ireland: $842.2 million (1.8%)
- Netherlands: $589 million (1.3%)
- Canada: $457 million (1%)
- Nicaragua: $453.8 million (1%)
- Germany: $362.9 million (0.8%)
- Spain: $294.1 million (0.6%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 93.4% of all frozen beef exports in 2025.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing frozen beef exporters from 2024 to 2025 were: Poland (up 45.4%), Nicaragua (up 43.7%), Brazil (up 43.2%) and the Netherlands (also up 43.2%).
The United States of America was the lone top frozen beef supplier to record a decline in exported frozen beef sales, pulled down by a -14.7% reduction.
Major 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)
Related Read: Average Frozen Beef Prices Compared by Top Exporters
See also Fresh or Frozen Beef Imports by Country, Chicken Exports by Country, Pork Exports by Country, Top Sheep and Lamb Meat Exports and Top Goat Meat Exports by Country
Research Sources:
Alibaba, Supplier showroom for beef. Accessed on May 26, 2026
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on May 26, 2026
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on May 26, 2026
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on May 26, 2026
Wikipedia, Beef. Accessed on May 26, 2026