Chicken Exports in May 2014 Increase 1.0 Percent in Quantity; Down 3.6 Percent in Value

On July 3, 2014, in Chicken Exports, by Phouth Gonzalez

Chicken exports in May this year increased 1.0 percent in quantity but down 3.6 percent in value when compared with a year earlier. Chicken exports for May 2013 and May 2014 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of May
Quantity Value
2013 2014 Change 2013 2014 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken parts 295,900 308,266 4.2 364.37 362.78 -0.4
Prepared chicken & sausages 11,792 7,722 -34.5 33.29 28.02 -15.8
Whole chickens 10,504 5,383 -48.8 14.46 6.40 -55.8
Total 318,196 321,371 1.0 412.12 397.20 -3.6

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

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of May
Destination Quantity Value
2013 2014 Change 2013 2014 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 67,372 70,518 4.7 64.97 65.57 0.9
Russia 15,599 28,121 80.3 18.37 29.11 58.5
Hong Kong 13,951 25,965 86.1 18.66 38.83 108.1
Taiwan 6,883 17,563 155.2 8.21 18.59 126.3
China 22,374 17,209 -23.1 27.47 21.78 -20.7
Angola 18,166 15,443 -15.0 21.84 15.29 -30.0
Cuba 12,266 13,100 6.8 12.65 13.65 7.9
Canada 12,139 10,663 -12.2 38.65 33.02 -14.6
Korea, South 6,207 8,422 35.7 9.65 12.39 28.4
Guatemala 6,984 6,083 -12.9 8.39 6.84 -18.5
Philippines 7,220 5,937 -17.8 7.63 5.22 -31.5
Congo (Kinshasa) 303 5,670 1,771.3 0.35 5.78 1,560.9
Iraq 6,586 5,599 -15.0 7.20 5.88 -18.3
Haiti 3,679 4,396 19.5 4.16 5.00 20.3
Dominican Republic 1,307 4,327 231.1 1.40 3.48 148.5
Top 15 Markets 201,036 239,016 18.9 249.59 280.45 12.4
Other Countries 94,864 69,250 -27.0 114.78 82.33 -28.3
Grand Total 295,900 308,266 4.2 364.37 362.78 -0.4

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

U.S. Chicken Exports During January-May
Quantity Value
2013 2014 Change 2013 2014 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken parts 1,441,179 1,460,492 1.3 1,774.12 1,708.95 -3.7
Prepared chicken & sausages 43,677 39,977 -8.5 137.81 139.20 1.0
Whole chickens 35,124 23,507 -33.1 52.29 28.85 -44.8
Total 1,519,980 1,523,976 0.3 1,964.21 1,877.00 -4.4

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

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports During January-May
Destination Quantity Value
2013 2014 Change 2013 2014 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 257,682 276,531 7.3 284.29 280.25 -1.4
Hong Kong 58,390 120,524 106.4 79.52 181.22 127.9
Russia 103,646 96,378 -7.0 114.63 99.63 -13.1
Angola 77,499 79,453 2.5 86.09 80.05 -7.0
China 129,997 79,166 -39.1 157.21 100.77 -35.9
Cuba 60,860 58,943 -3.1 62.02 60.10 -3.1
Taiwan 58,009 56,574 -2.5 71.51 63.87 -10.7
Canada 55,130 48,120 -12.7 162.06 138.10 -14.8
Iraq 52,347 47,852 -8.6 57.98 46.66 -19.5
Georgia 30,147 39,420 30.8 33.73 35.47 5.2
Turkey 22,803 35,835 57.2 25.66 31.05 21.0
Philippines 28,091 35,725 27.2 28.78 31.72 10.2
Guatemala 31,072 31,812 2.4 36.85 34.22 -7.1
Korea, South 22,376 30,212 35.0 34.44 43.54 26.4
United Arab Emirates 28,813 29,835 3.5 32.98 29.18 -11.5
Top 15 Markets 1,016,862 1,066,380 4.9 1,267.74 1,255.81 -0.9
Other Countries 424,317 394,112 -7.1 506.38 453.14 -10.5
Grand Total 1,441,179 1,460,492 1.3 1,774.12 1,708.95 -3.7

 



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