February Chicken Exports Increase 1.8 Percent in Quantity and 1.8 Percent in Value

On April 7, 2017, in Chicken Exports, by Debra Newman

Chicken exports in February 2017 increased 1.8 percent in quantity and 1.8 percent in value when compared with 2016. Chicken exports for February 2017 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of February
Quantity Value
2016 2017 Change 2016 2017 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 247,417 253,471  2.4 213.74 221.52  3.6
Prepared Chicken & Sausages 6,608 6,605 0.0 23.09 23.50 1.8
Whole Chickens 6,661 5,382  -19.2 8.41 4.72  -43.9
Total 260,686 265,458  1.8 245.24 249.74  1.8

Chicken parts exports in February 2017 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of February
Destination Quantity Value
2016 2017 Change 2016 2017 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 55,967 46,507  -16.9 43.30 35.06 -19.0
Hong Kong 21,785 23,176  6.4 26.06 30.46  16.9
Angola 9,608 15,288  59.1 5.85 12.59  115.2
Cuba 10,540 14,846  40.9 5.89 9.14  55.2
Taiwan 15,308 14,504  -5.3 9.63 10.73 11.4
South Africa 6,596 11,230  70.3 3.76 8.74 132.4
Canada 11,325 9,955  -12.1 29.35 20.59  -29.8
Guatemala 8,213 9,170 11.7 5.65 6.85 21.2
United Arab Emirates 5,263 8,521  61.9 3.64 5.85  60.7
Kazakhstan 4,322 8,059  86.5 4.15 5.53 33.3
Haiti 6,006 6,958  15.9 4.01 5.28 31.7
Chile 4,380 6,581  50.3 2.96 5.75 94.3
Philippines 7,446 6,238  -16.2 5.13 3.91  -23.8
Vietnam 5,132 4,424  -13.8 3.70 3.14 -15.1
Congo (Brazzaville) 1,400 3,561  154.4 1.07 2.47 130.8
Top 15 Markets 173,291 189,018  9.1 154.15 166.09  7.7
Other Countries 74,126 64,453  -13.0 59.59 55.43  -7.0
Grand Total 247,417 253,471  2.4 213.74 221.52 3.6

Chicken exports for January-February 2016 and January-February 2017 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports During January-February
Quantity Value
2016 2017 Change 2016 2017 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 477,169 510,639 7.0 411.91 444.35  7.9
Prepared Chicken & Sausages 13,136 14,175 7.9 46.31 51.02 10.2
Whole Chickens 12,391 10,573  -14.7 16.50 9.76  -40.8
Total 502,696 535,387  6.5 474.72 505.13 6.4

Chicken parts exports during January-February 2016 and January-February 2017 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports During January-February
Destination Quantity Value
2016 2017 Change 2016 2017 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 105,269 95,658  -9.1 78.35 71.97  -8.1
Hong Kong 43,633 46,373  6.3 51.78 58.63 13.2
Taiwan 29,131 29,220  0.3 17.88 22.02 23.2
Cuba 24,415 27,620  13.1 13.19 17.48 32.5
Angola 20,539 24,275  18.2 11.74 19.72 68.0
Canada 23,712 21,402  -9.7 61.08 44.11  -27.8
South Africa 8,055 20,197  150.7 4.47 15.78  253.0
Guatemala 17,564 19,952 13.6 12.03 14.80  23.0
Kazakhstan 8,323 15,051 80.8 7.26 10.39  43.1
United Arab Emirates 9,577 13,266 38.5 7.20 9.26 28.6
Chile 10,506 12,592  19.9 7.23 10.66  47.4
Haiti 10,819 12,056  11.4 7.30 8.92  22.2
Philippines 11,881 11,449  -3.6 8.16 7.12  -12.7
Vietnam 12,277 11,163  -9.1 9.22 8.11 -12.0
Congo (Brazzaville) 3,752 8,240 119.6 2.75 5.71  107.6
Top 15 Markets 339,453 368,514  8.6 299.64 324.68  8.4
Other Countries 137,716 142,125  3.2 112.27 119.67  6.6
Grand Total 477,169 510,639 7.0 411.91 444.35  7.9

 



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