Exports of chicken parts in August this year increased an impressive 35.4 percent in quantity and an even more impressive 56.0-percent increase in value when compared with August 2010. August totals were 326,120 metric tons valued at $371.46 million compared with year earlier totals of 240,802 tons valued at $238.07 million.  Hong Kong was the leading parts market in August by a wide margin followed by Mexico, Russia, Angola, and Georgia.  Only three (Cuba, China, and Latvia) of the top 15 parts markets had decreases in quantity this August and only three destinations (Canada, China, and Latvia)  had decreases in value.

Taken together the top 15 parts markets had a 58.2-percent increase in tonnage and 75.8-percent increase in value while parts to “other countries” were off 4.9 percent in quantity but up 15.8 percent in value.

Chicken parts export for August 2010 and August 2011 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts for the Month of August
Destination Quantity Value
2010 2011 Change 2010 2011 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Hong Kong 21,894 57,125 160.9 30.71 75.97 147.4
Mexico 33,400 37,799 13.2 27.05 37.21 37.6
Russia 2,603 22,764 774.5 2.97 26.51 792.6
Angola 13,344 21,633 62.1 11.39 22.29 95.7
Georgia 3,493 20,953 499.9 2.30 21.30 826.1
Lithuania 11,360 12,434 9.5 9.69 12.53 29.3
Cuba 12,013 11,050 -8.0 7.90 10.72 35.7
Canada 9,380 10,447 11.4 24.30 22.32 -8.1
China 10,932 9,309 -14.8 13.25 10.70 -19.2
Taiwan 4,064 7,529 85.3 4.16 8.43 102.6
Vietnam 5,276 7,461 41.4 4.32 7.54 74.5
United Arab Emirates 2,860 6,684 133.7 2.22 7.13 221.2
Guatemala 5,568 6,431 15.5 4.79 6.35 32.5
Haiti 5,466 6,062 10.9 5.00 5.75 15.0
Latvia 12,114 5,648 -53.4 9.48 5.73 -39.6
Top 15 Markets 153,767 243,329 58.2 159.53 280.47 75.8
Other Countries 87,035 82,791 -4.9 78.54 90.99 15.8
Grand Total 240,802 326,120 35.4 238.07 371.46 56.0

Chicken parts exports during January-August 2011 totaled 2,125,374 tons valued at $2,383.09 million compared with the first eight months of last year totals of 1,989,901 tons valued at $2,037.96 million, a 6.8 percent increase in quantity and a 16.9 percent increase in value.  Hong Kong, Mexico, and Russia were the top three parts markets during January-August this year.  Ten of the top 15 markets had gains in quantity and eleven had higher values over year earlier.  Performance was better for the combined top 15 parts markets compared with the “other countries.”  The top 15 markets had a 13.4 percent increase in tonnage and a 20.8 percent in value.  “Other countries” were off 6.1 percent in quantity but a 7.7 percent increase in value.

Chicken parts exports during January-August 2010 and January-August 2011 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts for the Period of January-August
Destination Quantity Value
2010 2011 Change 2010 2011 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Hong Kong 272,891 370,076 35.6 401.21 509.55 27.0
Mexico 279,868 287,267 2.6 211.04 261.58 24.0
Russia 28,615 100,550 251.4 25.37 109.88 333.2
Angola 88,049 83,593 -5.1 79.82 90.70 13.6
Korea, South 51,911 82,441 58.8 60.99 96.15 57.6
Canada 67,426 75,932 12.6 178.43 168.57 -5.5
Taiwan 77,932 73,188 -6.1 82.01 80.96 -1.3
Georgia 55,185 73,071 32.4 43.31 71.58 65.3
China 69,092 58,551 -15.3 91.58 72.54 -20.8
Vietnam 54,988 56,510 2.8 53.81 59.30 10.2
Iraq 54,091 54,563 0.9 39.86 52.26 31.1
Philippines 37,374 47,268 26.5 35.25 44.37 25.9
Cuba 96,080 45,229 -52.9 70.78 41.34 -41.6
Latvia 44,041 43,923 -0.3 32.72 40.76 24.6
Guatemala 41,633 43,653 4.9 35.29 41.21 16.8
Top 15 Markets 1,319,266 1,495,815 13.4 1,441.47 1,740.74 20.8
Other Countries 670,635 629,559 -6.1 596.49 642.35 7.7
Grand Total 1,989,901 2,125,374 6.8 2,037.96 2,383.09 16.9