Chicken exports in July 2026 decreased 0.4 percent in quantity; increased 1.1 percent in value when compared with July 2025, according to USDA.
Chicken exports for July 2026 were as follows:
| U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of July | ||||||
| Quantity | Value | |||||
| 2025 | 2026 | Change | 2025 | 2026 | Change | |
| metric tons | % | million dollars | % | |||
| Chicken Parts | 255,448 | 253,516 | -0.8 | 366.69 | 363.18 | -1.0 |
| Prepared Chicken & Sausages | 9,587 | 10,938 | 14.1 | 38.12 | 47.00 | 23.3 |
| Whole Chickens | 2,578 | 2,119 | -17.8 | 4.55 | 3.62 | -20.4 |
| Total | 267,613 | 266,573 | -0.4 | 409.36 | 413.80 | 1.1 |
Chicken exports for January-July 2026 were as follows:
| U.S. Chicken Exports in the Months of January-July | ||||||
| Quantity | Value | |||||
| 2025 | 2026 | Change | 2025 | 2026 | Change | |
| metric tons | % | million dollars | % | |||
| Chicken Parts | 1,704,271 | 1,694,451 | -0.6 | 2,408.94 | 2,322.53 | -3.6 |
| Prepared Chicken & Sausages | 71,986 | 79,083 | 9.9 | 292.77 | 319.08 | 9.0 |
| Whole Chickens | 14,509 | 18,817 | 29.7 | 24.84 | 32.73 | 31.8 |
| Total | 1,790,765 | 1,792,351 | 0.1 | 2,726.55 | 2,674.34 | -1.9 |
Chicken parts exports July 2026 were as follows:
| Destination | U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of July | |||||
| Quantity | Value | |||||
| 2025 | 2026 | Change | 2025 | 2026 | Change | |
| metric tons | % | million dollars | % | |||
| Mexico | 59,090 | 59,751 | 1.1 | 70.68 | 69.39 | -1.8 |
| Taiwan | 27,809 | 23,011 | -17.3 | 37.78 | 28.16 | -25.5 |
| Canada | 14,307 | 14,394 | 0.6 | 43.60 | 36.51 | -16.3 |
| Angola | 7,933 | 13,778 | 73.7 | 9.67 | 17.94 | 85.5 |
| Cuba | 17,896 | 11,067 | -38.2 | 24.02 | 11.41 | -52.5 |
| Guatemala | 11,946 | 11,028 | -7.7 | 16.11 | 14.46 | -10.2 |
| China | 3,788 | 9,878 | 160.8 | 11.18 | 28.13 | 151.6 |
| Ghana | 6,143 | 9,793 | 59.4 | 10.56 | 15.23 | 44.2 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4,875 | 8,274 | 69.7 | 5.64 | 11.51 | 104.1 |
| Haiti | 9,370 | 8,062 | -14.0 | 12.02 | 11.18 | -7.0 |
| Philippines | 24,936 | 7,631 | -69.4 | 28.67 | 8.78 | -69.4 |
| Colombia | 1,539 | 7,454 | 384.3 | 2.69 | 12.98 | 382.5 |
| Dominican Republic | 4,395 | 6,086 | 38.5 | 6.89 | 9.45 | 37.2 |
| Turkmenistan | 1,809 | 5,414 | 199.3 | 2.00 | 5.96 | 198.0 |
| Peru | 1,431 | 4,124 | 188.2 | 1.56 | 5.45 | 249.4 |
| Top 15 Countries | 197,266 | 199,745 | 1.3 | 283.07 | 286.54 | 1.2 |
| Other Countries | 58,182 | 53,771 | -7.6 | 83.62 | 76.64 | -8.3 |
| Grand Total | 255,448 | 253,516 | -0.8 | 366.69 | 363.18 | -1.0 |
Chicken parts exports in January-July 2026 were as follows:
| Destination | U.S. Chicken Parts Exports in the Months of January-July | |||||
| Quantity | Value | |||||
| 2025 | 2026 | Change | 2025 | 2026 | Change | |
| metric tons | % | million dollars | % | |||
| Mexico | 401,449 | 392,802 | -2.2 | 481.35 | 442.47 | -8.1 |
| Cuba | 133,307 | 103,961 | -22.0 | 171.37 | 120.85 | -29.5 |
| Taiwan | 126,264 | 101,453 | -19.7 | 172.70 | 122.95 | -28.8 |
| Canada | 94,399 | 92,149 | -2.4 | 278.06 | 242.17 | -12.9 |
| Philippines | 124,854 | 91,353 | -26.8 | 146.28 | 102.97 | -29.6 |
| Guatemala | 76,495 | 79,179 | 3.5 | 105.66 | 101.73 | -3.7 |
| Vietnam | 54,208 | 67,861 | 25.2 | 63.79 | 74.61 | 17.0 |
| Angola | 45,367 | 67,816 | 49.5 | 52.10 | 86.74 | 66.5 |
| Ghana | 42,710 | 65,336 | 53.0 | 63.49 | 99.69 | 57.0 |
| Haiti | 44,583 | 58,155 | 30.4 | 55.52 | 77.21 | 39.1 |
| Dominican Republic | 34,249 | 43,823 | 28.0 | 50.63 | 69.18 | 36.6 |
| Colombia | 24,286 | 36,371 | 49.8 | 38.04 | 57.65 | 51.6 |
| United Arab Emirates | 38,035 | 36,307 | -4.5 | 43.19 | 47.39 | 9.7 |
| Turkmenistan | 20,259 | 34,571 | 70.6 | 23.24 | 38.96 | 67.6 |
| China | 26,335 | 29,319 | 11.3 | 88.63 | 82.51 | -6.9 |
| Top 15 Countries | 1,286,800 | 1,300,454 | 1.1 | 1,834.05 | 1,767.08 | -3.7 |
| Other Countries | 417,471 | 393,998 | -5.6 | 574.89 | 555.45 | -3.4 |
| Grand Total | 1,704,271 | 1,694,451 | -0.6 | 2,408.94 | 2,322.53 | -3.6 |
