Chicken exports in February 2013 decreased 10.2 percent in quantity and declined 8.2 percent in value. Exports totaled 295,491 metric tons valued at $375.50 million this February compared with 329,147 tons valued at $408.96 million in February 2012. Chicken parts were down 10.9 percent in quantity and also down 9.3 percent in value, while prepared chicken and sausages registered gains of 7.4 percent and 5.2 percent in quantity and value respectively. Whole chicken also gained with quantity up 8.0 percent from a year earlier and value increasing 8.7 percent from February 2012.
Chicken exports for February 2012 and February 2013 were as follows:
U.S. Chicken Exports during the Month of February | ||||||
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Quantity | Value | |||||
2012 | 2013 | Change | 2012 | 2013 | Change | |
– metric tons – | – percent – | – million dollars – | – percent – | |||
Chicken parts | 317,781 | 283,258 | -10.9 | 379.04 | 343.79 | -9.3 |
Prepared chicken & sausages | 7,162 | 7,694 | 7.4 | 23.31 | 24.52 | 5.2 |
Whole chickens | 4,204 | 4,539 | 8.0 | 6.61 | 7.18 | 8.7 |
Total | 329,147 | 295,491 | -10.2 | 408.96 | 375.50 | -8.2 |
U.S. Chicken Exports for the Period of January-February | ||||||
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Quantity | Value | |||||
2012 | 2013 | Change | 2012 | 2013 | Change | |
– metric tons – | – percent – | – million dollars – | – percent – | |||
Chicken parts | 569,519 | 537,144 | -5.7 | 679.50 | 659.41 | -3.0 |
Prepared chicken & sausages | 14,555 | 14,956 | 2.8 | 47.07 | 48.98 | 4.1 |
Whole chickens | 7,711 | 9,572 | 24.1 | 11.12 | 15.13 | 36.1 |
Total | 591,785 | 561,672 | -5.1 | 737.69 | 723.52 | -1.9 |
Chicken parts exports to the top two markets (Mexico and China) in February 2013 registered increases in both quantity and value. Mexico was the top destination with a 6.5 percent increase in quantity and a 9.6 percent increase in value. Next top market, China, had impressive triple-digit gains in both quantity and value, with a 130.7 percent increase in quantity and a 118.4 percent increase in value. Parts exports to Russia, the third largest market in February, were down 5.3 percent in quantity and off 1.5 percent in value.
Next week’s issue of the Washington Report will present the data for the top 15 chicken parts markets.