Chicken exports in September 2017 decreased 10.4 percent in quantity and increased 6.9 percent in value when compared with 2016. Chicken exports for September 2017 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of September
Quantity Value
2016 2017 Change 2016 2017 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts  273,828  245,995  -10.2  243.89  262.31  7.6
Prepared Chicken & Sausages  7,338  7,955  8.4  26.20  29.13  11.2
Whole Chickens  7,088  4,213  -40.6  7.19  4.98  -30.7
Total  288,254  258,163  -10.4  277.28  296.42  6.9

Chicken parts exports in September 2017 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of September
Destination Quantity Value
2016 2017 Change 2016 2017 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico  49,937  46,879  -6.1 36.23  38.94  7.5
Hong Kong  24,752  23,094  -6.7  29.46  32.09  8.9
Cuba  23,310  19,386 -16.8  17.58  17.35  -1.3
Angola  15,764  10,994  -30.3 12.78  10.90  -14.7
Canada  12,012  10,863 -9.6 28.83  25.06  -13.1
Guatemala  8,859  10,103  14.0 6.33  9.73  53.7
Taiwan  11,758 7,965 -32.3 8.78  8.58  -2.3
Kazakhstan  11,160 7,882 -29.4 9.74  6.54  -32.9
Georgia  4,991 7,625 52.8 3.27  5.34  63.3
Philippines  8,445 6,958  -17.6 6.81  6.60  -3.1
Haiti  6,328  6,780  7.1 4.85  6.14  26.6
Iraq  5,748  5,784  0.6 3.82  5.35  40.1
Colombia  6,380 4,985  -21.9 4.54  5.47  20.5
South Africa  1,947  4,668  139.8 1.45  4.51  211.0
Chile  4,445 4,246  -4.5 3.60  4.41  22.5
Top 15 Markets  195,836 178,212  -9.0  178.07  187.01  5.0
Other Countries  77,992  67,783  -13.1  65.82  75.30  14.4
Grand Total  273,828 245,995  -10.2  243.89  262.31  7.6

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

U.S. Chicken Exports During January-September
Quantity Value
2016 2017 Change 2016 2017 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts  2,291,260  2,342,729  2.2  2,101.45  2,311.81  10.0
Prepared Chicken & Sausages  63,332  67,902  7.2  221.83  240.84  8.6
Whole Chickens  62,760  50,026  20-3  72.40  51.87  -28.4
Total  2,417,352  2,460,657  1.8  2,395.68  2,604.52  8.7

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

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports During January-September
Destination Quantity Value
2016 2017 Change 2016 2017 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico  476,687  434,345  -8.9  365.21  360.99  -1.2
Hong Kong  221,163  222,827  0.8  270.74  302.76 11.8
Cuba  124,940  155,897  24.8  83.00  119.06 43.4
Angola  74,714  142,791  91.1  55.62  124.45 123.8
Taiwan  125,515  99,797  -20.5  98.98  90.83  -8.2
Canada  103,771  96,726  -6.8  265.57  223.01  -16.0
Guatemala  86,106  88,373  2.6  66.19  77.14 16.5
Philippines  69,542  78,445  12.8  53.70  63.53 18.3
Kazakhstan  57,179  69,077  20.8  52.96  55.49 4.8
South Africa  23,919  67,820  183.5  16.31  58.91  261.2
Georgia  25,132  52,721  109.8  18.78  35.66 89.9
Chile  58,097  52,465  -9.7  44.98  50.48 12.2
Iraq  57,465  48,840  -15.0  40.55  43.00 6.0
Vietnam  66,436  47,347  -28.7  54.48  41.92  -23.1
Haiti  53,866  46,991  -12.8  39.99  38.64 -3.4
Top 15 Countries  1,624,532  1,704,462  4.9  1,527.06  1,685.87  10.4
Other Countries  666,728  638,267  -4.3  574.39  625.94  9.0
Grand Total  2,291,260  2,342,729  2.2  2,101.45  2,311.81  10.0