January Chicken Exports Dropped 8.7 Percent in Quantity; 30.2 Percent in Value

On March 11, 2016, in Chicken Exports, by Debra Newman

Chicken exports in January dropped 8.7 percent in quantity and 30.2 percent in value when compared with a year earlier. Chicken exports for January 2016 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 252,604 229,752 -9.0 294.22 198.17 -32.6
Prepared Chicken & Sausages 7,613 6,528 -14.3 27.80 23.22 -16.5
Whole Chickens 4,946 5,730 15.9 6.56 8.09 23.3
Total 265,163 242,010 -8.7 328.58 229.48 -30.2

Chicken parts exports in January 2016 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 54,413 49,303 -9.4 52.07 35.05 -32.7
Hong Kong 25,655 21,847 -14.8 38.74 25.72 -33.6
Cuba 12,519 13,875 10.8 11.32 7.29 -35.6
Taiwan 11,072 13,823 24.8 13.14 8.26 -37.1
Canada 10,369 12,386 19.5 28.72 31.74 10.5
Angola 10,241 10,931 6.7 11.68 5.89 -49.6
Guatemala 6,522 9,352 43.4 6.69 6.38 -4.6
Iraq 5,584 7,417 32.8 5.43 4.63 -14.7
Vietnam 11,632 7,145 -38.6 12.24 5.52 -54.9
Chile 3,760 6,126 62.9 3.68 4.27 16.0
Haiti 5,272 4,814 -8.7 5.23 3.29 -37.1
Philippines 6,319 4,435 -29.8 4.91 3.03 -38.3
United Arab Emirates 5,376 4,315 -19.7 5.02 3.56 -29.1
Kazakhstan 1,953 4,001 104.9 1.79 3.11 73.7
Colombia 1,915 3,754 96.0 2.28 2.99 31.1
Top 15 Markets 172,602 173,524 0.5 202.94 150.73 -25.7
Other Countries 80,002 56,228 -29.7 91.28 47.44 -48.0
Grand Total 252,604 229,752 -9.0 294.22 198.17 -32.6

 

 



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