Chicken exports in January 2026 increased 2.8 percent in quantity; decreased 3.7 percent in value when compared with January 2025, according to USDA.
Chicken exports for January 2026 were as follows:
| U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of January | ||||||
| Quantity | Value | |||||
| 2025 | 2026 | Change | 2025 | 2026 | Change | |
| metric tons | % | million dollars | % | |||
| Chicken Parts | 230,555 | 234,140 | 1.6 | 330.77 | 312.95 | -5.4 |
| Prepared Chicken & Sausages | 10,081 | 10,259 | 1.8 | 43.03 | 41.15 | -4.4 |
| Whole Chickens | 1,538 | 4,604 | 199.3 | 2.82 | 8.60 | 205.0 |
| Total | 242,173 | 249,002 | 2.8 | 376.62 | 362.70 | -3.7 |
Chicken parts exports January 2026 were as follows:
| Destination | U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of January | |||||
| Quantity | Value | |||||
| 2025 | 2026 | Change | 2025 | 2026 | Change | |
| metric tons | % | million dollars | % | |||
| Mexico | 63,964 | 55,012 | -14.0 | 74.88 | 59.68 | -20.3 |
| Cuba | 26,180 | 15,577 | -40.5 | 33.57 | 19.02 | -43.3 |
| Taiwan | 21,040 | 14,421 | -31.5 | 29.71 | 16.91 | -43.1 |
| Vietnam | 7,398 | 14,287 | 93.1 | 8.77 | 15.83 | 80.5 |
| Canada | 14,041 | 13,390 | -4.6 | 36.96 | 34.62 | -6.3 |
| Philippines | 5,960 | 11,770 | 97.5 | 6.88 | 13.83 | 101.0 |
| Guatemala | 11,388 | 11,609 | 1.9 | 15.49 | 14.34 | -7.4 |
| Angola | 5,676 | 9,634 | 69.7 | 6.76 | 11.88 | 75.7 |
| Haiti | 4,387 | 8,044 | 83.3 | 5.01 | 10.32 | 106.0 |
| Turkmenistan | 2,178 | 7,536 | 246.0 | 2.43 | 8.82 | 263.0 |
| Ghana | 4,358 | 5,824 | 33.6 | 6.28 | 8.74 | 39.2 |
| Dominican Republic | 6,089 | 5,298 | -13.0 | 9.37 | 9.04 | -3.5 |
| Hong Kong | 1,807 | 4,597 | 154.4 | 2.72 | 5.80 | 113.2 |
| Colombia | 2,100 | 4,526 | 115.5 | 3.83 | 7.66 | 100.0 |
| Gambia, The | 2,270 | 4,340 | 91.2 | 2.86 | 5.29 | 85.0 |
| Top 15 Countries | 178,836 | 185,864 | 3.9 | 245.52 | 241.78 | -1.5 |
| Other Countries | 51,718 | 48,276 | -6.7 | 85.25 | 71.17 | -16.5 |
| Grand Total | 230,555 | 234,140 | 1.6 | 330.77 | 312.95 | -5.4 |
