Chicken Exports in April Decreased 5.6 Percent in Quantity and 16.6 Percent in Value

On June 10, 2016, in Chicken Exports, by Debra Newman

Chicken exports in April decreased 5.6 percent in quantity and 16.6 percent in value when compared with a year earlier. Chicken exports for April 2016 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of April
Quantity Value
2015 2016 Change 2015 2016 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 269,536 252,784  -6.2 283.51 233.59  -17.6
Whole Chickens 5,598 7,148  27.7 7.59 7.94  4.6
Prepared Chicken & Sausages 7,290 6,727 -7-7 27.09 23.85 -12.0
Total 282,424 266,659  -5.6 318.19 265.38  -16.6

Chicken parts exports in April 2016 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of April
Destination Quantity Value
2015 2016 Change 2015 2016 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 53,360 52,327  -1.9 49.78 43.42  -12.8
Hong Kong 26,491 26,876  1.5 38.18 32.38  -15.2
Taiwan 19,280 15,762  -18.2 18.33 13.26  -27.7
Iraq 6,558 14,800  125.7 4.83 11.16  131.1
Guatemala 7,484 9,767  30.5 7.59 7.82 3.0
Philippines 5,506 9,359  70.0 4.65 7.11  52.9
Canada 13,116 8,962  -31.7 34.97 24.06 -31.2
Chile 4,649 8,954  92.6 4.30 6.91 60.7
United Arab Emirates 5,745 8,924 55.3 3.97 6.16  55.2
Haiti 5,768 7,387  28.1 5.07 5.40 6.5
Vietnam 7,015 6,651  -5.2 7.62 5.47  -28.2
Angola 9,619 5,719  -40.5 7.64 4.07 -46.7
Cuba 11,140 4,553  -59.1 9.12 3.79  -58.4
Ghana 2,478 3,930  58.6 3.45 3.03 -12.2
Congo (Brazzaville) 2,956 3,736  26.4 2.43 2.72  11.9
Top 15 Countries 181,165  187,707  3.6 201.93 176.76 -12.5
Other Countries 88,371 65,077  -26.4 81.58 56.83  -30.3
Grant Total 269,536 252,784  -6.2 283.51 233.59  -17.6

Chicken exports for January-April 2015 and January-April 2016 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports During January-April
Quantity Value
2015 2016 Change 2015 2016 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 1,050,743  981,005  -6.6 1,156.25 867.92 -24.9
Prepared Chicken & Sausages 30,538 26,915  -11.9 111.68 94.53  -15.4
Whole Chickens 23,140 26,448  14.3 30.59 32.87  7.5
Total 1,104,421 1,034,368  -6.3 1,298.52 995.32  -23.3

Chicken parts exports during January-April 2015 and January-April 2016 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports During January-April
Destination Quantity Value
2015 2016 Change 2015 2016 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 216,964 210,869  -2.8 202.30 164.04 -18.9
Hong Kong 121,825 93,835  -23.0 177.56 111.66  -37.1
Taiwan 71,131 54,933  -22.8 73.88 38.44 -48.0
Canada 45,187 43,777  -3.1 123.94 113.95  -8.1
Iraq 24,926 38,922  56.2 20.90 26.99  29.1
Cuba 47,216 38,189  -19.1 42.06 21.39  -49.1
Guatemala 29,776 36,245  21.7 30.15 26.88 -10.8
Angola 36,597 30,021  -18.0 34.00 18.21  -46.4
Chile 16,009 28,912  80.6 15.61 20.25  29.7
Philippines 23,944 28,311  18.2 20.14 20.65 2.5
United Arab Emirates 23,013 26,826  16.6 18.30 19.17 4.8
Haiti 21,920 25,486  16.3 20.45 17.86  -12.7
Vietnam 37,408 25,081  -33.0 39.16 19.45  -50.3
Ghana 9,231 16,597  79.8 11.97 12.32 2.9
Turkey 9,828 16,025  63.1 7.20 11.35  57.6
Top 15 Countries 734,975 714,029  -2.8 837.62 642.61  -23.3
Other Countries 315,768 266,976  -15.5 318.63 225.31 -29.3
Grand Total 1,050,743 981,005  -6.6 1,156.25 867.92  -24.9

 

 



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