Chicken exports in September increased 17.9 percent in quantity and 9.9 percent in value when compared with a year earlier. Chicken exports for September 2016 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of September
Quantity Value
2015 2016 Change 2015 2016 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 229,212 273,984 19.5 214.87 243.09 13.1
Prepared Chicken & Sausages 8,101 7,322 -9.6 28.85 26.13 -9.4
Whole Chickens 7,348 7,050 -4.1 7.68 7.15 -6.9
Total 244,661 288,356 17.9 251.40 276.37 9.9

Chicken parts exports in September 2016 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of September
Destination Quantity Value
2015 2016 Change 2015 2016 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 51,761 49,917  -3.6 38.49 36.23  -5.9
Hong Kong  24,393  25,101  2.9  25.42  29.77  17.1
Cuba  0  23,081  —  0.00  16.33  —
Angola  14,499  16,163  11.5  9.39  13.04  38.9
Canada  14,489  12,015  -17.1  39.33  28.80  -26.8
Taiwan  11,284  11,733  4.0  7.58  8.76  15.6
Kazakhstan  6,601  11,460  73.6  5.02  9.89  97.0
Guatemala  9,257  8,859  -4.3  7.11  6.33  -11.0
Philippines  7,176  8,445  17.7  5.15  6.80  32.0
United Arab Emirates  1,824  6,529  257.9  1.74  4.44  155.2
Haiti  6,409  6,353  -0.9  4.18  4.86  16.3
Colombia  3,061  6,211  102.9  2.49  4.48  79.9
Iraq  6,608  5,748  -13.0  4.13  3.82  -7.5
Georgia  3,609  4,707  30.4  3.32  3.11  -6.3
Chile  2,496  4,445  78.1  1.89  3.60  90.5
Top 15 Markets  163,467  200,767  22.8  155.24  180.26  16.1
Other Countries  65,745  73,217  11.4  59.63  62.83  5.4
Grand Total  229,212  273,984  19.5  214.87  243.09  13.1

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

U.S. Chicken Exports During January-September
Quantity Value
2015 2016 Change 2015 2016 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 2,269,442 2,287,249 0.8 2,348.01 2,098.61 -10.6
Prepared Chicken & Sausages  68,829  63,308  -8.0  245.02  221.73  -9.5
Whole Chickens  53,533  60,766  13.5  65.09  69.82  7.3
Total  2,391,804  2,411,323  0.8  2,658.12  2,390.16  -10.1

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

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports During January-September
Destination Quantity Value
2015 2016 Change 2015 2016 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 488,267 472,207 -3.3 417.17 362.76 -13.0
Hong Kong  228,378  221,768  -2.9  308.22  271.28  -12.0
Taiwan  137,503  125,756  -8.5  130.44  99.23  -23.9
Cuba  75,719  124,711  64.7  63.17  81.75  29.4
Canada  166,561  103,784  -11.0  318.71  265.71  -16.6
Guatemala  71,363  86,162  20.7  65.26  66.20  1.4
Angola  108,404  75,202  -30.6  88.78  55.88  -37.1
Philippines  53,741  70,222  30.7  43.61  54.25  24.4
Vietnam  62,836  65,447  4.2  61.26  54.09  -11.7
Chile  35,033  58,153  66.0  30.73  44.93  46.2
Kazakhstan  47,455  57,339  20.8  32.64  52.92  62.1
Iraq  59,472  57,145  -3.9  44.89  40.24  -10.4
Haiti  49,289  53,644  8.8  40.32  39.83  -1.2
United Arab Emirates  46,901  48,616  3.7  36.64  35.11  -4.2
Ghana  28,723  37,414  30.3  33.06  28.87  -12.7
Top 15 Markets  1,609,645  1,657,570  3.0  1,714.90  1,553.05  -9.4
Other Countries  659,797  629,679  -4.6  633.11  545.56  -13.8
Grand Total  2,269442  2,287,249  0.8  2,348.01  2,098.61  -10.6