Chicken Exports in January 2015 Decreased 12.9 Percent in Quantity; 11.0 Percent in Value

On March 13, 2015, in Chicken Exports, by Debra Newman

Chicken exports in January this year slipped 12.9 percent in quantity and 11.0 percent in value when compared with a year earlier. Chicken exports for January 2015 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of January
Quantity Value
2014 2015 Change 2014 2015 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 289,913 252,604 -12.9 331.81 294.22 -11.3
Prepared Chicken & Sausages 9,292 7,613 -18.1 30.35 27.80 -8.4
Whole Chickens 5,382 4,946 -8.1 7.12 6.56 -7.9
Total 304,587 265,163 -12.9 369.28 328.58 -11.0

Chicken parts exports in January 2015 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of January
Destination Quantity Value
2014 2015 Change 2014 2015 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 52,762  54,413 3.1  52.80 52.07 -1.4
Hong Kong 27,153  25,655  -5.5  39.37  38.74  -1.6
Georgia 11,922  14,650  22.9  10.12  12.40  22.5
Cuba 8,194 12,519  52.8  8.20  11.32  38.0
Vietnam 7,196  11,632  61.6  7.64  12.24  60.2
Taiwan 9,883  11,072  12.0  11.12  13.14  18.2
Canada 9,439  10,369  9.9  25.21  28.72  13.9
Angola 11,725  10,241  -12.7  12.16  11.68  -3.9
Guatemala 6,173  6,522  5.7  6.43  6.69  4.0
Philippines 7,901  6,319  -20.0  7.29  4.91  -32.6
Iraq 8,398  5,584  -33.5  8.13 5.43  -33.2
Lithuania 3,617  5,517  52.5  3.59  10.72  198.6
United Arab Emirates 9,163  5,376  -41.3  8.66  5.02  -42.0
Haiti 5,234  5,272  0.7  5.64  5.23  -7.3
China 14,962  4,479  -70.1  19.12  5.65  -70.4
Top 15 Markets 193,722  189,620  -2.1  225.48  223.96  -0.7
Other Countries 96,191 62,984  -34.5  106.33  70.26  -33.9
Grand Total 289,913  252,604  -12.9  331.81  294.22  -11.3

 

 



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