Chicken exports in July increased 13.5 percent in quantity and 10.0 percent in value when compared with a year earlier. Chicken exports for July 2016 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of July
Quantity Value
2015 2016 Change 2015 2016 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 231,052 263,633  14.1 222.23 246.97 11.1
Prepared Chicken & Sausages 6,964 7,126  2.3 24.19 25.16 4.0
Whole Chickens 5,877 5,954  1.3 6.64 6.33  -4.7
Total 243,893 276,713  13.5 253.06 278.46  10.0

Chicken parts exports in July 2016 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of July
Destination Quantity Value
2015 2016 Change 2015 2016 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 60,559 49,323  -18.6 45.42 35.87  -21.0
Hong Kong 13,852 23,983 73.1 18.05 31.06 72.1
Cuba 4,738 21,642  356.8 3.34 13.44 302.4
Taiwan 8,574 12,740 48.6 6.44 11.40 77.0
Canada 14,629 12,447 -14.9 38.30 31.30 -18.3
Angola 10,831 10,405 -3.9 8.05 8.95  11.2
Guatemala 7,362 10,400 41.3 6.09 8.39 37.8
Philippines 6,635 9,551 43.9 4.97 8.20 65.0
Vietnam 5,341 8,771  64.2 4.40 7.71 75.2
Kazakhstan 7,182 7,293  1.5 3.61 6.24 72.9
Chile 4,044 6,980  72.6 3.73 5.63 50.9
Georgia 6,468 6,489  0.3 6.10 5.35 -12.3
Haiti 5,233 5,429  3.7 3.68 4.52 22.8
Colombia 2,400 4,897 104.0 1.95 3.73 91.3
Turkey 7,028 4,488 -36.1 5.62 3.18 -43.4
Top 15 Markets 164,876 194,838  18.2 159.75 184.97 15.8
Other Countries 66,176 68,795  4.0 62.48 62.00  -0.8
Grand Total 231,052 263,633  14.1 222.23 246.97  11.1

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

U.S. Chicken Exports During January-July
Quantity Value
2015 2016 Change 2015 2016 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 1,815,950 1,742,670  -4.0 1,922.69 1,605.23  -16.5
Prepared Chicken & Sausages 52,953 48,126 -9.1 188.47 167.42 -11.2
Whole Chickens 39,296 46,743 19.0 49.27 55.41  12.5
Total 1,908,199 1,837,539 -3.7 2,160.43 1,828.06  -15.4

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

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports During January-July
Destination Quantity Value
2015 2016 Change 2015 2016 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 382,391 368,269  -3.7 337.41 288.20  -14.6
Hong Kong 193,102 169,842 -12.0 269.80 206.89  -23.3
Taiwan 115,085 98,833  -14.1 115.12 77.53  -32.7
Cuba 75,719 87,466 15.5 63.17 55.13 -12.7
Canada 87,491 80,283  -8.2 240.13 207.42 -13.6
Guatemala 54,188 67,049  23.7 52.01 51.90 -0.2
Vietnam 53,822 56,993 5.9 54.41 46.86 -13.9
Angola 79,005 52,100 -34.1 68.55 37.12 -45.8
 Philippines 40,055 50,226 25.4 33.49 38.33 14.5
 Iraq 44,273 48,359  9.2 34.68 34.30  -1.1
Chile 28,640 47,849 67.1 26.05 36.63  40.6
Haiti 37,212 41,265  10.9 32.34 30.35 -6.2
United Arab Emirates 42,747 37,996 -11.1 32.20 27.81 -13.6
 Kazakhstan 30,310 35,941  18.6 20.75 33.60 61.9
Ghana 20,504 27,861  35.9 25.09 21.78 -13.2
Top 15 Markets 1,284,544 1,270,332  -1.1 1,405.20 1,193.85 -15.0
Other Countries 531,406 472,338  -11.1 517.49 411.38 -20.5
Grand Total 1,815,950 1,742,670 -4.0 1,922.69 1,605.23 -16.5