February Chicken Exports Increased 2.8 Percent in Quantity; Slipped 19.3 Percent in Value

On April 8, 2016, in Chicken Exports, by Debra Newman

Chicken exports in February increased 2.8 percent in quantity; slipped 19.3 percent in value when compared with a year earlier. Chicken exports for February 2016 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of February
Quantity Value
2015 2016 Change 2015 2016 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 239,019 247,417 3.5 267.39 213.74 -20.1
Whole Chickens 6,520 6,661 2.2 8.40 8.41 0.1
Prepared Chicken & Sausages 8,013 6,608 -17.5 28.24 23.09 -18.2
Total 253,552 260,686 2.8 304.03 245.24 -19.3

Chicken parts exports in February 2016 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of February
Destination Quantity Value
2015 2016 Change 2015 2016 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 50,123 55,967 11.7 46.25   43.30   -6.4
Hong Kong 32,551 21,785 -33.1 46.74 26.06 -44.3
Taiwan 17,479 15,308 -12.4 19.02 9.63  -49.4
Canada 9,673 11,325 17.1 27.91 29.35  5.2
Cuba 10,939 10,540 -3.6 10.23 5.89  -42.4
Angola 2,613 9,608 267.7 2.81 5.85  107.9
Iraq 4,800 8,382 74.6 4.44 5.37  21.0
Guatemala 7,539 8,213 8.9 7.52 5.65  -24.9
Philippines 5,141 7,446 44.8 4.53 5.13  13.2
South Africa 0 6,596 0.0 0.00 3.76  0.0
Haiti 5,083 6,006 18.1 4.91 4.01   -18.3
Turkey 1,388 5,604 303.8 0.82 3.66  347.5
United Arab Emirates 5,127 5,263 2.7 4.08 3.64  -10.7
Vietnam 10,804 5,132 -52.5 11.18 3.70  -66.9
Chile 3,671 4,380 19.3 3.71 2.96  -20.2
Top 15 Markets 166,931 181,554 8.8 194.15 157.95   -18.6
Other Countries 72,088 65,863 -8.6 73.24 55.80  -23.8
Grand Total 239,019 247,417 3.5 267.39 213.74  -20.1

Chicken exports for January-February 2015 and January-February 2016 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports During January-February
Quantity Value
2015 2016 Change 2015 2016 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 491,622  477,169  -2.9   561.60 411.91   -26.7
Prepared Chicken & Sausages 15,626 13,136  -15.9 56.04 46.31  -17.4
Whole Chickens 11,466 12,391  8.1 14.96 16.50  10.3
Total 518,714 502,696  -3.1 632.60 474.72  -25.0

Chicken parts exports during January-February 2015 and January-February 2016 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports During January-February
Destination Quantity Value
2015 2016 Change 2015 2016 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico  104,536  105,269  0.7   98.32   78.35   -20.3
Hong Kong 58,206 43,633 -25.0 85.11 51.78  -39.2
Taiwan 28,551 29,131  2.0 32.17 17.88  -44.4
Cuba 23,458 24,415  4.1 21.55 13.19  -38.8
Canada 20,042 23,712  18.3 56.62 61.08  7.9
Angola 12,854 20,539  59.8 14.49 11.74  -19.0
Guatemala 14,062 17,564  24.9 14.20 12.03  -15.3
Iraq 10,384 15,798  52.1 9.87 10.00  1.3
Vietnam  22,436  12,277  -45.3   23.42   9.22 -60.6
Philippines 11,460 11,881  3.7 9.44 8.16  -13.6
Haiti 10,355 10,819  4.5 10.14 7.30  -28.0
Chile 7,431 10,506  41.4 7.39 7.23  -2.2
United Arab Emirates 10,503 9,577  -8.8 9.10 7.20 -20.8
Kazakhstan 6,082 8,323  36.8 4.93 7.26   47.2
Turkey 2,058 8,277  302.2 1.38 6.04   339.0
Top 15 Markets 342,417 351,721  2.7 398.13 308.45  -22.5
Other Countries 149,205 125,448  -15.9 163.47 103.46   -36.7
Grand Total 491,622 477,169  -2.9 561.60 411.91  -26.7

 

 



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