Chicken Exports in March Slipped 3.9 Percent in Quantity and 10.2 Percent in Value

On May 8, 2015, in Chicken Exports, by Debra Newman

Chicken exports in March decreased 3.9 percent in quantity and 10.2 percent in value when compared with a year earlier. Chicken exports for March 2015 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of March
Quantity Value
2014 2015 Change 2014 2015 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 303,107 289,585  -4.5 354.16 311.13 -12.1
Prepared Chicken & Sausages  8,212  7,621  -7.2  28.13  28.55  1.5
Whole Chickens  4,231  6,076  43.6  5.08  8.04  58.3
Total  315,550  303,282  -3.9 387.37  347.72  -10.2

Chicken parts exports in March 2015 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of March
Destination Quantity Value
2014 2015 Change 2014 2015 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico  51,709 59,068 14.2  55.06  54.21 -1.5
Hong Kong  25,341  37,128  46.5 38.78  54.26  39.9
Taiwan  8,711  23,300  167.5  10.54  23.39  121.9
Angola  16,610  14,124  -15.0  17.00  11.87  -30.2
Cuba  13,069 12,618  -3.5  13.08  11.38  -13.0
Canada  9,051  12,029  32.9  25.83  32.34  25.2
Guatemala  7,322  8,230  12.4  7.83  8.35  6.6
Iraq  10,793  7,985  -26.0  10.42  6.21  -40.4
Vietnam  3,546  7,957  124.4  3.84  8.12  111.5
Georgia  9,452  7,218  -23.6  8.60  5.33  -38.0
Philippines  8,116  6,978  -14.0  6.98  6.05  -13.3
United Arab Emirates  7,872  6,765  -14.1  8.15  5.23  -35.8
Kazakhstan  2,118  6,563  209.9  1.89  5.26  178.3
Haiti  3,471  5,797  67.0 3.47  5.24  51.0
Lithuania  2,098  5,113  143.7  2.10  4.08  94.3
Top 15 Markets  179,279  220,873  23.2  213.57  241.32  13.0
Other Countries  123,828  68,712  -44.5 140.59  69.81  -50.3
Grand Total  303,107  289,585 -4.5  354.16  311.13  -12.1

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

U.S. Chicken Exports During January-March
Quantity Value
2014 2015 Change 2014 2015 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 876,068 781,207  -10.8 1,008.49 872.73  -13.5
Prepared Chicken & Sausages 24,655 23,248  -5.7 84.30 84.58  0.3
Whole Chickens 13,478 17,542  30.2 17.30 23.00  32.9
Total 914,201 821,997  -10.1 1,110.09 980.31  -11.7

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

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports During January-March
Destination Quantity Value
2014 2015 Change 2014 2015 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 153,247 163,604 6.8 158.63 152.53 -3.8
Hong Kong 71,804 95,334 32.8 107.24 139.37 30.0
Taiwan 27,570 51,851 88.1 32.05 55.55 73.3
Cuba 37,753 36,076 -4.4 37.53 32.93 -12.3
Canada 28,151 32,071 13.9 76.93 88.96 15.6
Vietnam 14,932 30,393 103.5 16.44 31.54 91.8
Georgia 32,638 28,983 -11.2 28.49 23.53 -17.4
Angola 49,176 26,978 -45.1 49.80 26.36 -47.1
Guatemala 18,871 22,292 18.1 19.65 22.56 14.8
Philippines 22,728 18,438 -18.9 20.13 15.49 -23.1
Iraq 30,074 18,369 -38.9 28.87 16.07 -44.3
United Arab Emirates 25,126 17,268 -31.3 24.27 14.33 -41.0
Haiti 12,304 16,152 31.3 13.57 15.38 13.3
Kazakhstan 7,649 12,645 65.3 7.15 10.19 42.5
Lithuania 8,638 12,223 41.5 8.64 16.78 94.2
Top 15 Markets 540,661 582,677 7.8 629.39 661.57 5.1
Other Countries 335,407 198,530 -40.8 379.10 211.16 -44.3
Grand Total 876,068 781,207 -10.8 1,008.49 872.73 -13.5

 

 



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