Broiler Parts Exports in July Decrease 5.2 Percent in Quantity and Decline 0.6 Percent in Value

On September 21, 2012, in Chicken Exports, by Debra Newman

Broiler parts exports in July this year were 293,218 metric tons valued at $352.32 million compared with 309,277 tons valued at $354.52 million in July 2011.  Mexico, Russia, and China were the top three parts markets with all of the trio experiencing strong growth in both tonnage and dollars.  Twelve of the top 15 parts markets had increases in quantity while 13 had increases in value.  The top 15 markets combined gained 6.9 percent in quantity and increased 7.6 percent in value when July 2012 is compared with July 2011.  “Other countries” combined were off 27.4 percent in quantity and down 17.8 percent in value.

Chicken parts exports in July 2011 and July 2012 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts for the Month of July
Destination Quantity Value
2011 2012 Change 2011 2012 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Mexico 35,489 44,346 25.0 32.08 47.48 48.0
Russia 26,385 32,152 21.9 30.87 34.35 11.3
China 11,437 23,618 106.5 14.42 26.82 86.0
Hong Kong 58,521 17,360 -70.3 77.23 21.70 -71.9
Lithuania 1,745 12,793 633.1 1.72 13.08 661.1
Canada 11,340 12,767 12.6 23.82 34.52 44.9
Angola 12,182 12,640 3.8 13.42 14.92 11.2
Taiwan 5,542 9,867 78.0 6.72 12.35 83.7
Kazakhstan 809 8,430 942.0 0.83 9.53 1,053.3
Ghana 4,861 7,918 62.9 5.25 9.29 76.9
Iraq 2,555 7,368 188.4 2.70 8.24 205.7
Cuba 15,135 7,228 -52.2 15.54 7.37 -52.6
United Arab Emirates 4,083 6,514 59.5 5.24 7.04 34.3
Philippines 4,724 5,932 25.6 4.56 5.55 21.7
Guatemala 5,429 5,122 -5.7 5.42 5.83 7.6
Top 15 Markets 200,237 214,055 6.9 239.82 258.07 7.6
Other Countries 109,040 79,163 -27.4 114.70 94.24 -17.8
Grand Total 309,277 293,218 -5.2 354.52 352.32 -0.6

Broiler parts exports during January-July 2012 totaled 2,033,274 tons valued at $2,492.96 million compared with 1,790,142 tons valued at $2,008.36 million during the first seven months of last year, a 13.6 percent increase in quantity and a 24.1 percent increase in value.  Mexico was the leading parts market with an 18.1 percent gain in tonnage and a 44.0 percent increase in dollars.  Ten of the top 15 parts markets registered increases during January-July this year while 12 countries had increases in value.  For the combined top 15 markets the increase in quantity was 19.9 percent and a 27.2 percent increase in value.  “Other countries” had a slight increase of 0.8 percent in quantity and a more sizable increase in value, 16.9 percent when January-July 2012 is compared with January-July 2011.

Chicken parts exports during January-July 2011 and January-July 2012 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts for the Period of January-July
Destination Quantity Value
2011 2012 Change 2011 2012 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Mexico 248,267 293,205 18.1 223.93 322.43 44.0
Hong Kong 311,628 223,628 -28.2 431.96 303.79 -29.7
Russia 74,900 161,610 115.8 81.86 179.32 119.1
China 49,203 102,124 107.6 61.96 125.23 102.1
Angola 61,177 92,046 50.5 67.80 104.70 54.4
Cuba 37,808 86,203 128.0 34.88 89.68 157.1
Taiwan 65,716 79,016 20.2 72.66 94.60 30.2
Canada 65,361 78,002 19.3 145.99 209.71 43.7
Kazakhstan 9,274 62,459 573.5 9.27 73.67 694.7
Lithuania 15,912 47,641 199.4 16.14 46.08 185.4
Iraq 50,278 47,305 -5.9 48.35 53.43 10.5
United Arab Emirates 35,665 43,059 20.7 34.96 47.89 37.0
Georgia 52,370 41,583 -20.6 51.09 46.75 -8.5
Philippines 42,470 40,925 -3.6 39.95 42.05 5.2
Korea, South 79,710 39,496 -50.5 92.41 57.81 -37.4
Top 15 Markets 1,199,739 1,438,302 19.9 1,413.21 1,797.13 27.2
Other Countries 590,403 594,972 0.8 595.15 695.83 16.9
Grand Total 1,790,142 2,033,274 13.6 2,008.36 2,492.96 24.1

 

 



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