Chicken exports in January 2018 decreased 1.4 percent in quantity and increased 9.2 percent in value when compared with a year earlier.

Chicken exports for January 2018 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of January
Quantity Value
2017 2018 Change 2017 2018 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts  257,168  253,952  -1.3  222.83  246.50  10.6
Prepared Chicken & Sausages  7,570  8,329  10.0  27.53  28.22  2.5
Whole Chickens  5,191  3,911  -24.7  5.04  4.12  -18.3
Total  269,929  266,192  -1.4  255.40  278.84  9.2

Chicken parts exports in January 2018 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of January
Destination Quantity Value
2017 2018 Change 2017 2018 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico  49,151  50,008  1.7  36.92  38.88  5.3
Hong Kong  23,197  22,010  -5.1  28.17  31.31  11.1
Taiwan  14,715  21,826  48.3  11.29  20.04  77.5
Cuba  12,774  20,534  60.7  8.34  15.92  90.9
Guatemala  10,782  10,729  -0.5  7.95 8.84  11.2
Angola  8,988  9,698  7.9  7.13  8.27  16.0
Canada  11,447  9,269  -19.0  23.51 21.10  -10.3
Turkey  4,419  8,526  92.9  2.69  6.78  152.0
Vietnam  6,739  8,363 24.1  4.97 7.24  45.7
South Africa  8,967 7,900  -11.9  7.04 7.05  0.1
United Arab Emirates  4,744  7,699  62.3  3.40 5.74  68.8
Philippines  5,211  7,114  36.5  3.21 6.06  88.8
Kazakhstan  6,992  5,953  -14.9  4.85 5.01  3.3
Iraq  4,770  4,436  -7.0  3.28  3.44  4.9
Chile  6,012  4,371  -27.3  4.91  3.69  -24.8
Top 15 Markets  178,908  198,436  10.9  157.66 189.37  20.1
Other Countries  78,260  55,516  -29.1  65.17  57.13  -12.3
Grand Total  257,168  253,952  -1.3  222.83  246.50  10.6