Chicken exports in January 2023 increased eight percent in quantity, but decreased 0.9 percent in value when compared with January 2022, according to USDA.
Chicken exports for January 2023 were as follows:
| U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of January | ||||||
| Quantity | Value | |||||
| 2022 | 2023 | Change | 2022 | 2023 | Change | |
| metric tons | % | million dollars | % | |||
| Chicken Parts | 279,672 | 308,045 | 10.1 | 357.71 | 354.16 | -1.0 |
| Prepared Chicken Sausages | 5,781 | 5,737 | -0.8 | 20.35 | 24.07 | 18.3 |
| Whole Chickens | 6,669 | 1,653 | -75.2 | 6.44 | 2.68 | -58.4 |
| Total | 292,122 | 315,435 | 8.0 | 384.49 | 380.90 | -0.9 |
Chicken parts exports in January 2023 were as follows:
| Destination | U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of January | |||||
| Quantity | Value | |||||
| 2022 | 2023 | Change | 2022 | 2023 | Change | |
| metric tons | % | million dollars | % | |||
| Mexico | 50,356 | 61,623 | 22.4 | 57.55 | 54.59 | -5.2 |
| China | 51,063 | 40,419 | -20.8 | 94.29 | 65.47 | -30.6 |
| Cuba | 18,940 | 29,243 | 54.4 | 17.97 | 27.12 | 50.9 |
| Taiwan | 19,729 | 17,784 | -9.9 | 19.27 | 21.78 | 13.1 |
| Angola | 11,923 | 13,049 | 9.4 | 11.97 | 15.45 | 29.1 |
| Guatemala | 11,406 | 12,230 | 7.2 | 13.02 | 12.01 | -7.7 |
| Haiti | 7,371 | 10,049 | 36.3 | 10.01 | 9.02 | -9.9 |
| Canada | 8,800 | 10,013 | 13.8 | 23.70 | 26.07 | 10.0 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | 5,384 | 8,046 | 49.4 | 4.93 | 7.43 | 50.6 |
| Philippines | 9,775 | 7,185 | -26.5 | 9.51 | 7.61 | -20.0 |
| Vietnam | 3,941 | 6,776 | 71.9 | 3.69 | 6.36 | 72.3 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4,812 | 6,487 | 34.8 | 4.10 | 5.67 | 38.2 |
| South Africa | 4,199 | 5,319 | 26.7 | 3.81 | 5.25 | 37.5 |
| Ghana | 3,136 | 4,637 | 47.9 | 4.28 | 4.29 | 0.1 |
| Gambia, The | 3,043 | 4,394 | 44.4 | 3.30 | 4.89 | 48.0 |
| Top 15 Countries | 213,878 | 237,254 | 10.9 | 281.41 | 272.99 | -3.0 |
| Other Countries | 65,794 | 70,791 | 7.6 | 76.30 | 81.17 | 6.4 |
| Grand Total | 279,672 | 308,045 | 10.1 | 357.71 | 354.16 | -1.0 |
