Chicken exports in August 2026 increased 3.0 percent in quantity; increased 4.2 percent in value when compared with August 2025, according to USDA.
Chicken exports for August 2026 were as follows:
| U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of August | ||||||
| Quantity | Value | |||||
| 2025 | 2026 | Change | 2025 | 2026 | Change | |
| metric tons | % | million dollars | % | |||
| Chicken Parts | 259,397 | 266,610 | 2.8 | 369.66 | 380.83 | 3.0 |
| Prepared Chicken & Sausages | 10,031 | 11,252 | 12.2 | 39.85 | 46.65 | 17.0 |
| Whole Chickens | 3,136 | 2,830 | -9.8 | 5.60 | 5.02 | -10.5 |
| Total | 272,564 | 280,692 | 3.0 | 415.12 | 432.49 | 4.2 |
Chicken exports for January-August 2026 were as follows:
| U.S. Chicken Exports in the Months of January-August | ||||||
| Quantity | Value | |||||
| 2025 | 2026 | Change | 2025 | 2026 | Change | |
| metric tons | % | million dollars | % | |||
| Chicken Parts | 1,963,668 | 1,961,061 | -0.1 | 2,778.60 | 2,703.36 | -2.7 |
| Prepared Chicken & Sausages | 82,017 | 90,335 | 10.1 | 332.62 | 365.73 | 10.0 |
| Whole Chickens | 17,645 | 21,646 | 22.7 | 30.44 | 37.75 | 24.0 |
| Total | 2,063,330 | 2,073,042 | 0.5 | 3,141.66 | 3,106.83 | -1.1 |
Chicken parts exports August 2026 were as follows:
| Destination | U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of August | |||||
| Quantity | Value | |||||
| 2025 | 2026 | Change | 2025 | 2026 | Change | |
| metric tons | % | million dollars | % | |||
| Mexico | 54,085 | 54,956 | 1.6 | 63.54 | 68.14 | 7.2 |
| Taiwan | 29,749 | 22,729 | -23.6 | 40.22 | 27.51 | -31.6 |
| Cuba | 18,351 | 21,785 | 18.7 | 22.35 | 22.71 | 1.6 |
| Canada | 14,862 | 13,431 | -9.6 | 46.01 | 34.47 | -25.1 |
| Guatemala | 9,365 | 10,509 | 12.2 | 12.30 | 14.01 | 13.9 |
| China | 4,199 | 10,318 | 145.7 | 11.76 | 30.56 | 159.9 |
| Philippines | 22,583 | 10,256 | -54.6 | 26.05 | 12.92 | -50.4 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5,874 | 9,969 | 69.7 | 7.10 | 12.67 | 78.6 |
| Angola | 13,049 | 9,462 | -27.5 | 16.90 | 12.33 | -27.0 |
| Haiti | 8,217 | 8,852 | 7.7 | 11.44 | 12.34 | 7.9 |
| Ghana | 6,434 | 8,084 | 25.6 | 10.44 | 12.39 | 18.6 |
| Colombia | 3,542 | 7,220 | 103.8 | 5.59 | 11.56 | 106.8 |
| Dominican Republic | 6,046 | 6,675 | 10.4 | 8.75 | 10.87 | 24.2 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | 2,686 | 5,150 | 91.7 | 3.76 | 7.44 | 97.8 |
| Georgia | 2,262 | 5,061 | 123.7 | 1.72 | 5.11 | 196.5 |
| Top 15 Countries | 201,304 | 204,457 | 1.6 | 287.92 | 295.03 | 2.5 |
| Other Countries | 58,093 | 62,153 | 7.0 | 81.74 | 85.80 | 5.0 |
| Grand Total | 259,397 | 266,610 | 2.8 | 369.66 | 380.83 | 3.0 |
Chicken parts exports in January-August 2026 were as follows:
| Destination | U.S. Chicken Parts Exports in the Months of January-August | |||||
| Quantity | Value | |||||
| 2025 | 2026 | Change | 2025 | 2026 | Change | |
| metric tons | % | million dollars | % | |||
| Mexico | 455,533 | 447,757 | -1.7 | 544.89 | 510.61 | -6.3 |
| Cuba | 151,657 | 125,746 | -17.1 | 193.72 | 143.57 | -25.9 |
| Taiwan | 156,013 | 124,181 | -20.4 | 212.92 | 150.46 | -29.3 |
| Canada | 109,261 | 105,580 | -3.4 | 324.07 | 276.64 | -14.6 |
| Philippines | 147,437 | 101,609 | -31.1 | 172.33 | 115.89 | -32.8 |
| Guatemala | 85,860 | 89,688 | 4.5 | 117.97 | 115.73 | -1.9 |
| Angola | 58,416 | 77,278 | 32.3 | 69.00 | 99.06 | 43.6 |
| Ghana | 49,144 | 73,420 | 49.4 | 73.94 | 112.08 | 51.6 |
| Vietnam | 57,876 | 71,185 | 23.0 | 68.30 | 78.58 | 15.0 |
| Haiti | 52,800 | 67,007 | 26.9 | 66.95 | 89.55 | 33.7 |
| Dominican Republic | 40,295 | 50,498 | 25.3 | 59.38 | 80.05 | 34.8 |
| United Arab Emirates | 43,909 | 46,275 | 5.4 | 50.28 | 60.06 | 19.4 |
| Colombia | 27,828 | 43,591 | 56.6 | 43.62 | 69.21 | 58.6 |
| China | 30,534 | 39,637 | 29.8 | 100.38 | 113.08 | 12.6 |
| Turkmenistan | 22,164 | 38,717 | 74.7 | 25.28 | 43.45 | 71.9 |
| Top 15 Countries | 1,488,727 | 1,502,169 | 0.9 | 2,123.03 | 2,058.01 | -3.1 |
| Other Countries | 474,941 | 458,892 | -3.4 | 655.57 | 645.35 | -1.6 |
| Grand Total | 1,963,668 | 1,961,061 | -0.1 | 2,778.60 | 2,703.36 | -2.7 |
