Chicken exports in September 2026 increased 10.4 percent in quantity; increased 9.7 percent in value when compared with September 2025, according to USDA.
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Chicken exports for September 2026 were as follows:
| U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of September | ||||||
| Quantity | Value | |||||
| 2025 | 2026 | Change | 2025 | 2026 | Change | |
| metric tons | % | million dollars | % | |||
| Chicken Parts | 247,423 | 274,104 | 10.8 | 348.43 | 384.92 | 10.5 |
| Prepared Chicken & Sausages | 10,305 | 10,163 | -1.4 | 41.13 | 41.79 | 1.6 |
| Whole Chickens | 2,267 | 2,709 | 19.5 | 3.52 | 4.56 | 29.5 |
| Total | 259,995 | 286,977 | 10.4 | 393.08 | 431.27 | 9.7 |
Chicken exports for January-September 2026 were as follows:
| U.S. Chicken Exports in the Months of January-September | ||||||
| Quantity | Value | |||||
| 2025 | 2026 | Change | 2025 | 2026 | Change | |
| metric tons | % | million dollars | % | |||
| Chicken Parts | 2,211,091 | 2,235,165 | 1.1 | 3,127.04 | 3,088.28 | -1.2 |
| Prepared Chicken & Sausages | 92,321 | 100,498 | 8.9 | 373.76 | 407.52 | 9.0 |
| Whole Chickens | 19,913 | 24,356 | 22.3 | 33.96 | 42.30 | 24.6 |
| Total | 2,323,325 | 2,360,019 | 1.6 | 3,534.76 | 3,538.10 | 0.1 |
Chicken parts exports September 2026 were as follows:
| Destination | U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of September | |||||
| Quantity | Value | |||||
| 2025 | 2026 | Change | 2025 | 2026 | Change | |
| metric tons | % | million dollars | % | |||
| Mexico | 53,182 | 54,799 | 3.0 | 61.05 | 60.66 | -0.6 |
| Taiwan | 28,333 | 23,368 | -17.5 | 38.10 | 28.25 | -25.9 |
| Cuba | 17,257 | 23,143 | 34.1 | 21.26 | 27.89 | 31.2 |
| Philippines | 22,625 | 12,823 | -43.3 | 27.13 | 15.83 | -41.7 |
| Angola | 8,760 | 12,406 | 41.6 | 11.44 | 15.57 | 36.1 |
| Canada | 13,965 | 11,805 | -15.5 | 39.13 | 31.12 | -20.5 |
| China | 4,606 | 10,442 | 126.7 | 12.81 | 31.21 | 143.6 |
| Guatemala | 10,929 | 10,365 | -5.2 | 15.82 | 13.06 | -17.4 |
| Haiti | 6,029 | 8,620 | 43.0 | 8.22 | 11.81 | 43.7 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9,081 | 7,608 | -16.2 | 10.95 | 9.70 | -11.4 |
| Dominican Republic | 5,788 | 6,917 | 19.5 | 10.06 | 11.68 | 16.1 |
| Colombia | 3,602 | 6,899 | 91.5 | 5.16 | 10.55 | 104.5 |
| Vietnam | 5,093 | 6,848 | 34.5 | 6.45 | 7.88 | 22.2 |
| Ghana | 5,981 | 5,943 | -0.6 | 9.56 | 9.44 | -1.3 |
| Georgia | 2,692 | 5,520 | 105.0 | 2.03 | 5.88 | 189.7 |
| Top 15 Countries | 197,921 | 207,505 | 4.8 | 279.17 | 290.53 | 4.1 |
| Other Countries | 49,502 | 66,599 | 34.5 | 69.26 | 94.39 | 36.3 |
| Grand Total | 247,423 | 274,104 | 10.8 | 348.43 | 384.92 | 10.5 |
Chicken parts exports in January-September 2026 were as follows:
| Destination | U.S. Chicken Parts Exports in the Months of January-September | |||||
| Quantity | Value | |||||
| 2025 | 2026 | Change | 2025 | 2026 | Change | |
| metric tons | % | million dollars | % | |||
| Mexico | 508,715 | 502,557 | -1.2 | 605.94 | 571.27 | -5.7 |
| Cuba | 168,915 | 148,889 | -11.9 | 214.98 | 171.46 | -20.2 |
| Taiwan | 184,346 | 147,549 | -20.0 | 251.02 | 178.72 | -28.8 |
| Canada | 123,226 | 117,384 | -4.7 | 363.20 | 307.76 | -15.3 |
| Philippines | 170,061 | 114,432 | -32.7 | 199.46 | 131.72 | -34.0 |
| Guatemala | 96,789 | 100,052 | 3.4 | 133.79 | 128.79 | -3.7 |
| Angola | 67,176 | 89,684 | 33.5 | 80.44 | 114.64 | 42.5 |
| Ghana | 55,125 | 79,363 | 44.0 | 83.49 | 121.51 | 45.5 |
| Vietnam | 62,970 | 78,033 | 23.9 | 74.75 | 86.46 | 15.7 |
| Haiti | 58,829 | 75,627 | 28.6 | 75.17 | 101.35 | 34.8 |
| Dominican Republic | 46,083 | 57,415 | 24.6 | 69.43 | 91.72 | 32.1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 52,990 | 53,883 | 1.7 | 61.24 | 69.76 | 13.9 |
| Colombia | 31,430 | 50,490 | 60.6 | 48.78 | 79.76 | 63.5 |
| China | 35,140 | 50,080 | 42.5 | 113.20 | 144.29 | 27.5 |
| Turkmenistan | 24,903 | 42,559 | 70.9 | 28.15 | 47.95 | 70.3 |
| Top 15 Countries | 1,686,695 | 1,707,996 | 1.3 | 2,403.04 | 2,347.16 | -2.3 |
| Other Countries | 524,396 | 527,170 | 0.5 | 724.00 | 741.12 | 2.4 |
| Grand Total | 2,211,091 | 2,235,165 | 1.1 | 3,127.04 | 3,088.28 | -1.2 |
