Chicken Exports in October Dropped 22.0 Percent in Quantity; 39.9 Percent in Value

On December 11, 2015, in Chicken Exports, by Debra Newman

Chicken exports in October dropped 22.0 percent in quantity and 39.9 percent in value when compared with a year earlier. Chicken exports for October 2015 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of October
Quantity Value
2014 2015 Change 2014 2015 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 314,725 241,743 -23.2 386.90 220.35 -43.0
Prepared Chicken & Sausages 9,573 8,266 -13.7 34.04 29.47 -13.4
Whole Chickens 5,218 6,900 32.2 6.52 7.22 10.7
Total 329,516 256,909 -22.0 427.46 257.04 -39.9

Chicken parts exports in October 2015 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of October
Destination Quantity Value
2014 2015 Change 2014 2015 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 56,727 53,768  -5.2 57.76 39.05  -32.4
Hong Kong 31,250 22,940  -26.6 48.84 24.69  -49.4
Taiwan 3,197 13,872  333.9 3.76 9.38  149.5
Canada 13,886 13,454  -3.1 40.28 34.92  -13.3
Cuba 11,402 13,246  16.2 12.40 6.53  -47.3
Angola 26,735 10,148 -62.0 31.71 6.71 -78.8
Guatemala 8,043 9,607  19.4 9.28 7.54 -18.8
Kazakhstan 7,531 7,576  0.6 6.56 6.34  -3.4
Philippines 8,740 7,073  -19.1 9.05 5.29  -41.5
Vietnam 4,476 6,949  55.3 5.06 5.54  9.5
Chile 6,202 5,303 -14.5 7.20 3.80 -47.2
Congo (Brazzaville) 5,192 4,332  -16.6 5.21 3.08  -40.9
Haiti 5,112 4,026  -21.2 5.46 2.60  -52.4
Colombia 2,908 3,812 31.1 3.45 3.09  -10.4
Iraq 11,512 3,596  -68.8 11.65 2.57  -77.9
Top 15 Markets 202,913 179,702 -11.4 257.67 161.13  -37.5
Other Countries 111,812 62,041  -44.5 129.23 59.22 -54.2
Grand Total 314,725 241,743  -23.2 386.90 220.35  -43.0

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

U.S. Chicken Exports During January-October
Quantity Value
2014 2015 Change 2014 2015 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 2,986,385  2,511,874 -15.9  3,575.91  2,570.91  -28.1
Prepared Chicken & Sausages  85,714  77,009  -10.2 293.28  274.35  -6.5
Whole Chickens  47,040  61,208  30.1  57.81  74.08  28.1
Total 3,119,139 2,650,091  -15.0  3,937  2,919.34 -25.7

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

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports During January-October
Destination Quantity Value
2014 2015 Change 2014 2015 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 574,122 542,393  -5.5 568.09 456.72 -19.6
Hong Kong 271,171 252,177  -7.0 411.13 334.45  -18.7
Taiwan 96,812 151,766  56.8 111.44 140.3 25.9
Canada 109,755 130,168  18.6 329.43 354.34  7.6
Cuba 183,134 117,098  -36.1 203.59 93.83  -53.9
Angola 123,013 89,059  -27.6 127.84 69.81 -45.4
Guatemala 65,823 80,834 22.8 72.55 72.68 0.2
Vietnam 47,541 69,617  46.4 52.02 66.61 28.0
Iraq 76,475 63,127 -17.5 76.19 47.46 -37.7
Georgia 73,074 62,743  -14.1 70.37 53.07  -24.6
Philippines 73,699 60,745  -17.6 69.36 48.82  -29.6
Kazakhstan 36,887 53,523  45.1 35.12 38.09  8.5
Haiti 43,013 53,378 24.1 47.82 42.92  -10.2
United Arab Emirates 62,446 49,352 -21.0 62.62 39.08  -37.6
Chile 34,096 40,397 18.5 42.57 34.59 -18.7
Top 15 Markets 1,871,061 1,816,377 -2.9 2,280.14 1,892.77  -17.0
Other Countries 1,115,324 695,497  -37.6 1,295.77 678.14  -47.7
Grand Total 2,986,385 2,511,874  -15.9 3,575.91 2,570.91  -28.1

 



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