Chicken exports in June 2017 increased 6.4 percent in quantity and increased 13.6 percent in value when compared with 2016. Chicken exports for June 2017 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of June
Quantity Value
2016 2017 Change 2016 2017 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts  234,235 249,733 6.6 232.42 266.72 14.8
Prepared Chicken & Sausages  6,897 7,554 9.5  23.21 26.04  12.2
Whole Chickens 7,540  7,394 -1.9  8.61  7.49 -13.0
Total  248,672  264,681 6.4  264.24  300.25 13.6

Chicken parts exports in June 2017 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of June
Destination Quantity Value
2016 2017 Change 2016 2017 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico  53,549  50,409 -5.9  42.33  44.56  5.3
Hong Kong  25,062  24,694  -1.5  31.02  35.57 14.7
Cuba  10,971  18,431  68.0  8.26 14.14  71.2
Canada  11,855  11,655  -1.7  30.30  30.05  -0.8
Angola  7,566  11,323  49.7  6.77  9.92  46.5
Taiwan  13,437  10,252  -23.7  12.13  9.94  -18.1
Guatemala  9,613  9,318  -3.1  8.09  8.69  7.4
Philippines  6,027  9,303  54.4  4.99  8.45  69.3
Turkey  1,564  7,690  391.7  1.07  6.90  544.9
Chile  5,210  6,861  31.7  4.66  7.01  50.4
Congo (Brazzaville)  5,521  6,497  17.7  4.83  5.77  19.5
Vietnam  11,047  5,196  -53.0  9.42  4.91  -47.9
Colombia  2,641  4,915  86.1 2.34  3.93  67.9
Iraq  1,405  4,835  244.1  1.16  4.69  304.3
Kazakhstan  8,289  4,810  -42.0  7.87  4.67  -40.7
Top 15 Markets  173,757  186,189  7.2 175.24  199.20  13.7
Other Countries  60,478  63,544  5.1  57.18  67.52  18.1
Grand Total  234,235  249,733  6.6  232.42  266.72  14.8

Chicken exports for January-June 2016 and January-June 2017 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports During January-June
Quantity Value
2016 2017 Change 2016 2017 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts  1,483,677  1,557,374 5.0  1,360.95 1,481.44 8.9
Prepared Chicken & Sausages  41,046  46,107 12.3  142.41  163.10 14.5
Whole Chickens  42,783  35,325 -17.4  51.66  35.33 -31.6
Total  1,567,506 1,638,806 4.5  1,555.02  1,679.87 8.0

Chicken parts exports during January-June 2016 and January-June 2017 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports During January-June
Destination Quantity Value
2016 2017 Change 2016 2017 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 323,407  292,334  -9.6 254.77  242.11  -5.0
Hong Kong  146,281  150,746  3.1  176.18  201.96  14.6
Cuba  65,824  95,778  45.5  41.69  66.92  60.5
Angola  41,417 95,587  130.8  28.03  78.26  179.2
Taiwan  86,068  72,510  -15.8  66.08  62.25  -5.8
Canada  67,846  62,976  -7.2  176.08  142.09  -19.3
Guatemala  56,595  59,259  4.7  43.51  48.78  12.1
South Africa  19,741 53,887  173.0  13.05  45.16  246.1
Philippines  40,680 50,262  23.6  30.11  37.93  26.0
Kazakhstan  28,787 47,139  63.8  27.56  35.31  28.1
Chile  40,813 39,702  -2.7  31.05  36.98  19.1
Vietnam  49,114 35,931  -26.8  39.67  29.93  -24.6
United Arab Emirates  35,365 35,116  -0.7  25.89  26.78  3.4
Turkey  18,796 31,486  67.5  13.49  23.29  72.6
Haiti 36,087  30,685  -15.0  26.00  23.98  -7.8
Top 15 Markets  1,056,821  1,153,398  9.1  993.16  1,101.73  10.9
Other Countries  426,856  403,976  -5.4 367.79 379.71  3.2
Grand Total  1,483,677  1,557,374  5.0  1,360.95  1,481.44  8.9