Chicken exports in December last year increased 2.3 percent in quantity and 8.0 percent in value when compared with a year earlier. Chicken exports for December 2013 and December 2014 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of December
Quantity Value
2013 2014 Change 2013 2014 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 270,411 278,478 3.0 305.70 330.38 8.1
Prepared Chicken & Sausages 9,475  8,352  -11.9  28.89  30.49  5.5
Whole Chickens  5,574  5,133  -7.9  7.53  8.52  13.1
Total  285,460  291,963  2.3 342.12  369.39  8.0

Chicken parts exports in December 2013 and December 2014 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of December
Destination Quantity Value
2013 2014 Change 2013 2014 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
 Mexico 47,977 53,001 10.5 48.46 53.18  9.7
 Hong Kong 17,943  27,758  54.7  24.86  43.09  73.3
 Angola 20,108  18,709  -7.0  20.93  21.37  2.1
 China 14,476  18,549  28.1  17.87  22.47  25.7
 Taiwan 13,506  15,758  16.7  15.25  19.60  28.5
 Cuba  7,359  13,691  86.0  7.62  13.42  76.1
 Canada  7,975  11,197  40.4  21.20  27.60  30.2
 Guatemala  6,432  7,806  21.4  6.28  8.22  30.9
 Philippines  6,814  6,237  -8.5  6.36  5.40  -15.1
 Georgia  10,745  6,188  -42.4  9.14  5.96  -34.8
 Congo (Kinshasa)  102  5,588  5,378.4  0.09  5.97  6,533.3
 United Arab Emirates  8,713  4,704  -46.0  8.71  4.53  -48.0
 Haiti  4,776  4,699  -1.6  4.85  4.64  -4.3
 Vietnam  6,202  4,602  -25.8  6.43  5.04  -21.6
 Korea, South  5,997  4,558  -24.0  8.29  5.94  -28.3
Top 15 Markets  179,125  203,045 13.4  206.34  246.43  19.4
Other Countries  91,286  75,433  17.4  99.36  83.95  -15.5
Grand Total  270,411  278,478  3.0  305.70  330.38  8.1

Chicken exports for January-December 2013 and January-December 2014 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports During January-December
Quantity Value
2013 2014 Change 2013 2014 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 3,527,800 3,543,266 0.4 4,315.46 4,245.04 -1.6
Prepared Chicken & Sausages  108,058  102,239  -5.4  345.63 352.23  1.9
Whole Chickens  78,257  59,062  -24.5  111.90  77.92  -30.4
Total  3,714,115  3,704,567  -0.3  4,772.99  4,675.19  -2.0

Chicken parts exports during January-December 2013 and January-December 2014 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports During January-December
Destination Quantity Value
2013 2014 Change 2013 2014 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 609,692 676,151  10.9 668.00 669.01  0.2
Hong Kong  169,252  325,264  92.2  230.10  494.74  115.0
Angola  206,771  231,717  12.1  231.33  260.48  12.6
China  280,985  195,427  -30.4  344.43  247.49  -28.1
 Cuba  137,077  143,582  4.7  144.28  147.58  2.3
 Russia  274,262  142,768  -47.9  306.10  148.06  -51.6
 Canada  139,156  134,284  -3.5  406.65  391.53  -3.7
 Taiwan  128,701  117,503  -8.7  156.13  137.37  -12.0
 Iraq  107,261  87,513  -18.4  115.15  87.97  -23.6
 Georgia  86,486  87,253  0.9  86.79  83.83  -3.4
 Philippines  72,980  85,534  17.2  71.14  80.41  13.0
 Guatemala  76,670 81,292  6.0  89.55  89.32  -0.3
 United Arab Emirates  68,331 74,319 8.8  74.56  73.71  -1.1
 Korea, South  52,696 66,313  25.8  77.48  94.71  22.2
 Turkey  55,954  60,261  7.7  59.50  52.16 -12.3
Top 15 Markets  2,466,274  2,509,181  1.7  3,061.19  3,058.37  -0.1
Other Countries  1,061,526  1,034,085  -2.6 1,254.27  1,186.67  -5.4
Grand Total  3,527,800 3,543,266  0.4  4,315.46  4,245.04  -1.6