March Chicken Exports Increase 12.8 Percent in Quantity and 15.0 Percent in Value

On May 5, 2017, in Chicken Exports, by Debra Newman

Chicken exports in March 2017 increased 12.8 percent in quantity and 15.0 percent in value when compared with 2016. Chicken exports for March 2017 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of March
Quantity Value
2016 2017 Change 2016 2017 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 251,052 284,403  13.3 222.42 257.45 15.7
Prepared Chicken & Sausages 7,057 8,305  17.7 24.37 29.58 21.4
Whole Chickens 6,910 6,252  -9.5 8.43 6.46 -23.4
 Total 265,019 298,960 12.8 255.22 293.49 15.0

Chicken parts exports in March 2017 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of March
Destination Quantity Value
2016 2017 Change 2016 2017 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 53,272 49,497  -7.1 42.27 39.27 -7.1
Hong Kong 23,327 27,316 17.1 27.50 36.01 30.9
Cuba 9,220 21,738 135.8  4.42  13.97 216.1
Angola 3,764 18,822 400.1  2.40  14.31 496.3
South Africa 3,910 16,854 331.0  2.66  14.11 430.5
Canada 11,104 11,056  -0.4  28.81  24.16  -16.1
Taiwan 10,040 10,840  8.0  7.30  8.59 17.7
Philippines 7,070 10,646 50.6  5.39  7.74 43.6
Guatemala 8,914 9,901 11.1  7.03  7.76  10.4
United Arab Emirates 8,324 7,970  -4.3  5.81 5.59 -3.8
Kazakhstan 5,175 7,797  50.7  4.76 5.29  11.1
Haiti 7,279 6,495 -10.8  5.16  5.04  -2.3
Vietnam 6,154 6,395  3.9  4.75  4.94  4.0
Chile 9,452 6,096  -35.5  6.11  5.55  -9.2
Turkey 4,369 5,659 29.5  2.76  3.24  17.4
Top 15 Markets 171,374 217,082  26.7  157.13  195.57  24.5
Other Countries 79,678 67,321  -15.5  65.29  61.88  -5.2
Grand Total 251,052 284,403 13.3 222.42 257.45  15.7

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

U.S. Chicken Exports During January-March
Quantity Value
2016 2017 Change 2016 2017 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 728,221 795,042  9.2 634.33 701.80 10.6
Prepared Chicken & Sausages 20,194 22,480 11.3 70.68 80.60 14.0
Whole Chickens 19,301 16,825 -12.8 24.93 16.22 -34.9
Total 767,716 834,347 8.7 729.94 798.62 9.4

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

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports During January-March
Destination Quantity Value
2016 2017 Change 2016 2017 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 158,541 145,155  -8.4 120.62 111.24 -7.8
Hong Kong 66,959  73,689  10.1  79.28  94.65  19.4
Cuba 33,636  49,357  46.7  17.60  31.45  78.7
Angola 24,302 43,097 77.3 14.14 34.02 140.6
Taiwan 39,171 40,059  2.3  25.18 30.61 21.6
South Africa 11,965 37,051 209.7 7.13 29.89 319.2
Canada 34,815 32,458 -6.8  89.89 68.26 -24.1
Guatemala 26,479 29,853 12.7  19.06  22.55 18.3
Kazakhstan 13,498 22,847 69.3 12.02  15.67 30.4
Philippines 18,951 22,095 16.6  13.55  14.85  9.6
United Arab Emirates 17,901 21,236  18.6  13.01  14.85 14.1
Chile 19,958 18,688 -6.4 13.34  16.21  21.5
Haiti 18,099 18,551  2.5 12.46 13.96  12.0
Vietnam 18,431 17,558 -4.7 13.97 13.05 -6.6
Turkey 12,646 13,357 5.6 8.80 7.81 -11.3
Top 15 Markets 515,352 585,051 13.5 460.05 519.07 12.8
Other Countries 212,869 209,991 -1.4 174.28 182.73  4.8
Grand Total 728,221 795,042 9.2 634.33 701.80  10.6

 

 



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