Chicken exports in April 2026 decreased 6.0 percent in quantity; decreased 4.8 percent in value when compared with April 2025, according to USDA.

Chicken exports for April 2026 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of April
Quantity Value
2025 2026 Change 2025 2026 Change
metric tons % million dollars %
Chicken Parts 247,282 229,177 -7.3 340.14 312.72 -8.1
Prepared Chicken & Sausages 9,261 12,114 30.8 38.75 47.65 23.0
Whole Chickens 2,709 2,362 -12.8 3.70 3.97 7.3
Total 259,252 243,653 -6.0 382.59 364.34 -4.8

Chicken exports for January-April 2026 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Months of January-April
Quantity Value
2025 2026 Change 2025 2026 Change
metric tons % million dollars %
Chicken Parts 984,621 961,825 -2.3 1,384.02 1,294.60 -6.5
Prepared Chicken & Sausages 42,813 42,443 -0.9 177.92 170.56 -4.1
Whole Chickens 7,298 12,494 71.2 11.40 22.26 95.3
Total 1,034,732 1,016,762 -1.7 1,573.33 1,487.42 -5.5

Chicken parts exports April 2026 were as follows:

Destination U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of April
Quantity Value
2025 2026 Change 2025 2026 Change
metric tons % million dollars %
Mexico 52,671 51,129 -2.9 63.34 54.65 -13.7
Cuba 17,124 18,372 7.3 21.63 22.17 2.5
Philippines 17,727 16,617 -6.3 21.75 18.86 -13.3
Canada 12,432 12,914 3.9 36.72 34.45 -6.2
Vietnam 11,811 11,652 -1.3 13.63 12.61 -7.4
Ghana 6,798 9,504 39.8 9.84 14.39 46.2
Guatemala 10,626 9,406 -11.5 14.88 11.93 -19.8
Haiti 4,357 8,968 105.8 5.75 11.57 101.4
Taiwan 20,051 8,557 -57.3 27.24 10.55 -61.3
Dominican Republic 4,023 7,451 85.2 5.71 10.92 91.3
Angola 8,806 6,836 -22.4 9.33 9.17 -1.7
Turkmenistan 4,577 6,452 41.0 6.01 7.12 18.5
Hong Kong 3,503 4,906 40.1 5.50 5.46 -0.7
Peru 3,508 4,552 29.8 4.55 5.79 27.2
Colombia 4,564 4,162 -8.8 6.59 5.87 -10.9
Top 15 Countries 182,578 181,478 -0.6 252.47 235.51 -6.7
Other Countries 64,704 47,699 -26.3 87.67 77.21 -11.9
Grand Total 247,282 229,177 -7.3 340.14 312.72 -8.1

Chicken parts exports in January-April 2026 were as follows:

Destination U.S. Chicken Parts Exports in the Months of January-April
Quantity Value
2025 2026 Change 2025 2026 Change
metric tons % million dollars %
Mexico 227,032 218,011 -4.0 271.51 239.64 -11.7
Cuba 87,610 63,302 -27.7 109.48 76.34 -30.3
Philippines 60,724 59,180 -2.5 73.00 66.01 -9.6
Vietnam 34,544 51,107 47.9 39.35 55.83 41.9
Canada 51,041 50,787 -0.5 141.31 133.93 -5.2
Taiwan 69,231 46,278 -33.2 95.64 54.46 -43.1
Guatemala 44,375 43,789 -1.3 60.75 54.62 -10.1
Haiti 20,703 35,756 72.7 25.57 46.95 83.6
Angola 27,437 35,286 28.6 31.70 44.04 38.9
Ghana 24,146 33,931 40.5 34.45 51.06 48.2
Dominican Republic 22,705 27,999 23.3 34.77 44.81 28.9
Turkmenistan 9,943 24,515 146.6 12.11 27.94 130.6
Gambia, The 9,891 19,018 92.3 12.65 23.72 87.5
Colombia 15,149 18,620 22.9 25.11 29.27 16.6
Congo (Kinshasa) 13,946 17,646 26.5 18.53 25.29 36.5
Top 15 Countries 718,477 745,225 3.7 985.91 973.90 -1.2
Other Countries 266,144 216,600 -18.6 398.10 320.71 -19.4
Grand Total 984,621 961,825 -2.3 1,384.02 1,294.60 -6.5