Chicken Exports in February 2015 Decreased 13.8 Percent in Quantity and 14.0 Percent in Value

On April 2, 2015, in Chicken Exports, by Debra Newman

Chicken exports in February decreased 13.8 percent in quantity and 14.0 percent in value when compared with a year earlier. Chicken exports for February 2015 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of February
Quantity Value
2014 2015 Change 2014 2015 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 283,049 239,019  -15.6 322.53 267.39  -17.1
Prepared Chicken & Sausages 7,151 8,013  12.1 25.82 28.24  9.4
Whole Chickens 3,865 6,520  68.7 5.09 8.40  65.0
Total 294,065 253,552  -13.8 353.44 304.03  -14.0

Chicken parts exports in February 2015 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of February
Destination Quantity Value
2014 2015 Change 2014 2015 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 48,776 50,123  2.8 50.76 46.25  -8.9
Hong Kong  19,400  32,551  67.8  29.09  46.37  59.4
Taiwan  8,976  17,479  94.7  10.39  19.02  83.1
Cuba  16,490  10,939  -33.7  16.24  10.23  -37.0
Vietnam  4,190  10,804  157.9  4.96  11.18  125.4
Canada  9,662  9,673  0.1  25.88  27.91  7.8
Guatemala  5,376  7,539  40.2  5.39  7.52  39.5
Georgia  11,263  7,115  -36.8  9.77  5.80  -40.6
Philippines  6,711  5,141  -23.4  5.86  4.53  -22.7
United Arab Emirates  8,091  5,127  -36.6  7.47  4.08  -45.4
Haiti  3,599  5,083  41.2  4.46  4.91  10.1
Iraq  10,883  4,800  -55.9  10.32  4.44  -57.0
Kazakhstan  3,373  4,129  22.4  3.12  3.14  0.6
Chile  2,249  3,671  63.2  2.87  3.71  29.3
Congo (Kinshasa)  5,589  3,232  -42.2  5.46  2.74  -49.8
Top 15 Markets  164,628  177,406  7.8  192.04  201.83  5.1
Other Countries  118,421  61,613  -48.0  130.49  65.56  -49.8
Grand Total  283,049  239,019  -15.6  322.53  267.39  -17.1

Chicken exports for January-February 2014 and January-February 2015 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports During January-February
Quantity Value
2014 2015 Change 2014 2015 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 572,961 491,622  -14.2 654.33 561.60  -14.2
Prepared Chicken & Sausages  16,443  15,626  -5.0  56.17  56.04  -0.2
Whole Chickens  9,247  11,466  24.0  12.21  14.96  22.5
Total  598,651  518,714  -13.4  722.71  632.6  -12.5

Chicken parts exports during January-February 2014 and January-February 2015 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports During January-February
Destination Quantity Value
2014 2015 Change 2014 2015 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 101,539 104,536  3.0 103.57 98.32  -5.1
Hong Kong  46,463  58,206  25.3  68.46  85.11  24.3
Taiwan  18,859  28,551  51.4  21.50  32.17  49.6
Cuba  24,684  23,458  -5.0  24.45  21.55  -11.9
Vietnam  11,387  22,436  97.0  12.59  23.42  86.0
Georgia  23,185  21,765  -6.1  19.89  18.19  -8.5
Canada  19,100  20,042  4.9  51.09  56.62  10.8
Guatemala  11,549  14,066  21.8  11.82  14.20  20.1
Angola  32,565  12,854  -60.5  32.80  14.49  -55.8
Philippines  14,612  11,460  -21.6  13.15  9.44  -28.2
United Arab Emirates  17,254  10,503  -39.1  16.12  9.10  -43.5
Iraq  19,281  10,384  -46.1  18.45  9.87  -46.5
Haiti  8,833  10,355  17.2  10.10  10.14  0.4
Chile  4,773  7,431  55.7  5.93  7.39  24.6
Lithuania  6,540  7,110  8.7  6.54  12.70  94.2
Top 15 Markets  360,624  363,157  0.7  416.46  422.71  1.5
Other Countries  212,337  128,465  -39.5  237.87  138.89  -41.6
Grand Total  572,961  491,622  -14.2  654.33  561.60  -14.2

 

 



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