Chicken Exports in April Dropped 2.1 Percent in Quantity and 13.9 Percent in Value

On June 5, 2015, in Chicken Exports, by Debra Newman

Chicken exports in April decreased 2.1 percent in quantity and 13.9 percent in value when compared with a year earlier. Chicken exports for April 2015 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of April
Quantity Value
2014 2015 Change 2014 2015 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 276,158 269,536 -2.4 337.68 283.51 -16.0
Prepared Chicken & Sausages 7,600 7,290 -4.1 26.88 27.09 0.8
Whole Chickens 4,646 5,598 20.5 5.16 7.59 47.1
Total 288,404 282,424 -2.1 369.72 318.19 -13.9

Chicken parts exports in April 2015 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of April
Destination Quantity Value
2014 2015 Change 2014 2015 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico  52,767  53,360  1.1  56.05 49.78 -11.2
Hong Kong  22,756  26,491  16.4  35.16  38.18  8.6
Taiwan  11,444  19,280  68.5  13.23  18.33  38.5
Canada 9,306  13,116  40.9  28.15  34.97  24.2
Cuba  8,090  11,140  37.7  8.91  9.12  2.4
Angola  14,835  9,619  -35.2  14.96  7.64  -48.9
Guatemala  6,859  7,484  9.1  7.73  7.59  -1.8
Vietnam  2,597  7,015  170.1  3.05  7.62  149.8
Iraq  12,179 6,558  -46.2  11.92  4.83  -59.5
Georgia  6,674  6,168  -7.6 6.88  5.32  -22.7
Turkey  5,827  5,835  0.1  5.02  4.32  -13.9
Haiti  4,067  5,768  41.8  4.36  5.07  16.3
United Arab Emirates 3,397 5,745  69.1 3.50  3.97 13.4
Philippines  7,060  5,506  -22.0  6.37  4.65  -27.0
Chile  3,504  4,649  32.7  4.30  4.30  0.0
Top 15 Markets  171,362  187,734  9.6  209.59  205.69  -1.9
Other Countries  104,796  81,802  -21.9  128.09  77.82  -39.2
Grand Total  276,158  269,536  -2.4  337.68  283.51  -16.0

Chicken exports for January-April 2014 and January-April 2015 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports During January-April
Quantity Value
2014 2015 Change 2014 2015 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts  1,152,226  1,050,743 -8.8  1,346.17  1,156.25 -14.1
Prepared Chicken & Sausages  32,255  30,536  -5.3  111.18  111.68  0.4
Whole Chickens 18,124  23,140  27.7  22.45  30.59  36.3
Total  1,202,605  1,104,420  -8.2  1,479.80  1,298.52  -12.3

Chicken parts exports during January-April 2014 and January-April 2015 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports During January-April
Destination Quantity Value
2014 2015 Change 2014 2015 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico  206,014  216,964  5.3  214.68  202.30  -5.8
Hong Kong  94,559  121,825  28.8  142.39  177.56  24.7
Taiwan  39,010  71,131  82.3  45.28  73.88  63.2
Cuba  45,843  47,216  3.0  46.44  42.06  -9.4
Canada  37,457  45,187  20.6  105.08  123.94  17.9
Vietnam  17,530  37,408  113.4  19.49  39.16  100.9
Angola  64,010  36,597  -42.8  64.76  34.00  -47.5
Georgia  39,312  35,150  -10.6  35.37  28.85  -18.4
Guatemala  25,730  29,776  15.7  27.38  30.15  10.1
Iraq  42,254  24,926  -41.0  40.78  20.90  -48.7
Philippines  29,788  23,944  -19.6  26.50  20.14  -24.0
United Arab Emirates  28,523  23,013  -19.3  27.78  18.30  34.1
Haiti  16,371  21,920  33.9  17.92  20.45  14.1
Chile  12,518  16,009  27.9  15.75  15.61  -0.9
Lithuania  8,857  15,355  73.4  10.77  19.26  78.8
Top 15 Markets  707,776  766,421  8.3  840.37  866.56  3.1
Other Countries  444,450  284,322  -36.0  505.80  289.69  -42.7
Grand Total  1,152,226  1,050,743  -8.8  1,346.17  1,156.25  -14.1

 

 



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