Chicken Exports in April 2014 Decrease 7.2 Percent in Quantity and 10.1 Percent in Value

On June 6, 2014, in Chicken Exports, by Debra Newman

Chicken exports in April this year slipped 7.2 percent in quantity and also dropped 10.1 percent in value when compared with a year earlier. Chicken exports for April 2013 and April 2014 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of April
Quantity Value
2013 2014 Change 2013 2014 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken parts 294,991 276,158 -6.4 372.80 337.68 -9.4
Prepared chicken & sausages 8,312 7,600 -8.6 27.56 26.88 -2.5
Whole chickens 7,427 4,646 -37.4 10.79 5.16 -52.2
Total 310,730 288,404 -7.2 411.15  369.72 -10.1

Chicken parts exports in April 2013 and April 2014 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of April
Destination Quantity Value
2013 2014 Change 2013 2014 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 51,047 52,767 3.4 62.93 56.05 -10.9
Hong Kong 13,116 22,756 73.5 17.98 35.16 95.6
Russia 16,467 21,069 27.9 18.32 23.58 28.7
China 22,677 16,531 -27.1 28.00 21.19 -24.3
Angola 13,073 14,835 13.5 15.90 14.96 -5.9
Iraq 16,185 12,179 -24.8 17.77 11.92 -32.9
Taiwan 10,758 11,440 6.3 14.13 13.23 -6.4
Canada 10,006 9,306 -7.0 29.96 28.15 -6.0
Cuba 13,052 8,090 -38.0 13.35 8.91 -33.3
Philippines 5,855 7,060 20.6 5.84 6.37 9.1
Guatemala 6,749 6,859 1.6 8.06 7.73 -4.1
Georgia 6,913 6,674 -3.5 8.47 6.88 -18.8
Turkey 5,672 5,827 2.7 6.55 5.02 -23.4
Korea, South 5,300 5,421 2.3 8.36 7.96 -4.8
Ghana 6,423 4,635 -27.8 7.67 5.81 -24.3
Top 15 Markets 203,293 205,449 23.7 263.29 252.92 -3.9
Other Countries 91,698 70,709 -30.1 109.51 84.76 -5.5
Grand Total 294,991 276,158 -6.4 372.80 333.68 -9.4

 Chicken exports for January-April 2013 and January-April 2014 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports During January-April
Quantity Value
2013 2014 Change 2013 2014 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken parts 1,145,279 1,152,226 0.6 1,409.74 1,346.17 -4.5
Prepared chicken & sausages 31,885 32,255 1.2 104.52 111.18 6.4
Whole chickens 24,620 18,124 -26.4 37.83 22.45 -40.7
Total 1,201,784 1,202,605 0.1 1,552.09 1,479.80 -4.7

Chicken parts exports during January-April 2013 and January-April 2014 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports During January-April
Destination Quantity Value
2013 2014 Change 2013 2014 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 190,310 206,014 8.3 219.33 214.68 -2.1
Hong Kong 44,439 94,559 112.8 60.86 142.39 134.0
Russia 88,047 68,257 -22.5 96.27 70.52 -26.7
Angola 59,333 64,010 7.9 64.24 64.76 0.8
China 107,623 61,958 -42.4 129.74 78.99 -39.1
Cuba 48,594 45,843 -5.7 49.37 46.44 -5.9
Iraq 45,760 42,254 -7.7 50.78 40.78 -19.7
Georgia 25,454 39,312 54.4 28.44 35.37 24.4
Taiwan 51,127 39,010 -23.7 63.29 45.28 -28.5
Canada 42,991 37,457 -12.9 123.40 105.08 -14.8
Turkey 20,610 34,177 65.8 22.87 29.41 28.6
Philippines 20,871 29,788 42.7 21.15 26.50 25.3
United Arab Emirates 20,059 28,523 42.2 22.94 27.78 21.1
Guatemala 24,088 25,730 6.8 28.46 27.38 -3.8
Korea, South 16,169 21,790 34.8 24.79 31.15 25.7
Top 15 Markets 805,475 838,682 4.1 1,005.93 986.51 -1.9
Other Countries 339,804 313,544 -7.7 403.81 359.66 -10.9
Grand Total 1,145,279 1,152,226 0.6 1,409.74 1,346.17 -4.5

 

 



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