Chicken exports in January 2013 increased 5.9 percent in value and gained 1.3 percent in quantity. Exports totaled 266,182 metric tons valued at $348.03 million in this January compared with 262,639 tons valued at $328.74 million in January 2012. Chicken parts were up 0.9 percent in quantity and up 5.0 percent in value while prepared chicken and sausages decreased 1.8 percent but increased 2.9 percent in quantity and value, respectively. Whole chicken exports increased significantly in both quantity and value with quantity up 43.5 percent from a year earlier and value increasing 76.3 percent from January 2012.
Chicken exports in January 2012 and January 2013 were as follows:
U.S. Chicken Exports for the Month of January | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quantity | Value | |||||
2012 | 2013 | Change | 2012 | 2013 | Change | |
– metric tons – | – percent – | – million dollars – | – percent – | |||
Chicken parts | 251,738 | 253,886 | 0.9 | 300.47 | 315.62 | 5.0 |
Prepared chicken & sausages | 7,394 | 7,263 | -1.8 | 23.76 | 24.46 | 2.9 |
Whole chickens | 3,507 | 5,033 | 43.5 | 4.51 | 7.95 | 76.3 |
Total | 262,639 | 266,182 | 1.3 | 328.74 | 348.03 | 5.9 |
Chicken parts exports to the top six markets all registered increases in both quantity and value in January. Mexico was the top destination with a 21.6 percent increase in quantity and a 28.5 percent increase in value. The net top markets, China, Russia, and Angola, had impressive triple-digit gains in both quantity and value. Nine of the top 15 parts markets had increases in both quantity and value in January 2013 compared with year earlier. The top 15 markets combined for a 14.1 percent increase in quantity and an increase of 17.1 percent in value. “Other countries” were off 25.9 percent in quantity and down 20.8 percent in value.
Chicken parts exports for January 2012 and January 2013 were as follows:
U.S. Chicken Parts for the Month of January | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Destination | Quantity | Value | ||||
2012 | 2013 | Change | 2012 | 2013 | Change | |
– metric tons – | – percent – | – million dollars – | – percent – | |||
Mexico | 38,155 | 46,404 | 21.6 | 40.62 | 52.21 | 28.5 |
China | 9,980 | 27,902 | 179.6 | 11.10 | 33.08 | 198.0 |
Russia | 10,789 | 22,566 | 109.2 | 12.02 | 24.40 | 103.0 |
Angola | 4,282 | 16,401 | 283.0 | 4.97 | 19.72 | 297.1 |
Taiwan | 13,633 | 14,369 | 5.4 | 14.90 | 17.38 | 16.7 |
Canada | 8,758 | 10,935 | 24.9 | 23.34 | 31.15 | 33.5 |
Hong Kong | 34,523 | 9,650 | -72.0 | 45.78 | 12.99 | -71.6 |
Cuba | 11,984 | 7,719 | -35.6 | 12.11 | 8.09 | -33.2 |
Guatemala | 4,571 | 6,097 | 33.4 | 5.05 | 7.19 | 42.4 |
Turkey | 2,947 | 6,080 | 106.3 | 3.67 | 6.57 | 79.2 |
Haiti | 6,268 | 5,711 | -8.9 | 6.22 | 5.78 | -7.0 |
United Arab Emirates | 7,315 | 5,267 | -28.0 | 7.78 | 6.19 | -20.5 |
Ghana | 3,266 | 4,505 | 37.9 | 4.20 | 6.09 | 45.0 |
Vietnam | 6,820 | 4,379 | -35.8 | 7.84 | 5.06 | -35.5 |
Philippines | 5,041 | 4,137 | -17.9 | 5.23 | 3.94 | -24.6 |
Top 15 Markets | 168,332 | 192,122 | 14.1 | 204.81 | 239.84 | 17.1 |
Other Countries | 83,406 | 61,764 | -25.9 | 95.65 | 75.78 | -20.8 |
Grand Total | 251,738 | 253,886 | 0.9 | 300.47 | 315.62 | 5.0 |