Chicken exports in December 2016 increased 28.1 percent in quantity and 24.5 percent in value when compared with 2015. Chicken exports for December 2016 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of December
Quantity Value
2015 2016 Change 2015 2016 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts  220,601 285,290  29.3 189.81  242.94  28.0
Prepared Chicken & Sausages 6,795 7,541  11.0 23.85 26.51  11.2
Whole Chickens 6,421 6,600 2.8 7.91 6.36  -19.6
Total 233,817 299,431 28.1 221.57 275.81  24.5

Chicken parts exports in December 2016 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of December
Destination Quantity Value
2015 2016 Change 2015 2016 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 56,300 54,063  -4.0 40.99 39.24  -4.3
Hong Kong 18,074 26,643  47.4 22.00 32.27  46.7
Cuba 8,400 15,663  86.5 4.07 10.63  161.2
Taiwan 13,603 11,920  -12.4 8.66 9.99 15.4
Guatemala 9,452 11,352  20.1 6.76 8.59  27.1
Canada 11,008 10,537  -4.3 27.22 21.25  -21.9
Kazakhstan 3,833 9,590  150.2 3.55 6.06  70.7
Iraq 6,649 9,299 39.9 3.93 6.67 69.7
Haiti 5,196 9,061 74.4 3.49 7.05 102.0
Angola 7,111 9,021  26.9 4.36 7.07  62.2
South Africa 0 8,994  0.0 0.00 6.39  0.0
Chile 4,894 7,769  58.7 3.54 6.05  70.9
Turkey 718 7,547 951.1 0.47 4.30 814.9
Colombia 2,123 7,395  248.3 2.04 6.03  195.6
United Arab Emirates 5,600 5,985  -89.3 5.26 4.05 -23.0
Top 15 Markets 203,361 204,839  0.7 136.34 175.64 28.8
Other Countries 17,240 80,451 366.7 53.47 67.30 25.9
Grand Total 220,601 285,290 29.3 189.81 242.94 28.0

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

U.S. Chicken Exports During January-December
Quantity Value
2015 2016 Change 2015 2016 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 2,961,556 3,093,956  4.5 2,965.09 2,809.38 -5.3
Prepared Chicken & Sausages 91,271.00 86,345  -5.4 323.82 303.02 -6.4
Whole Chickens 74,561 79,693 6.9 89.50 87.95 -1.7
Total 3,127,388 3,259,994 4.2 3,378.41 3,200.35 -5.3

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

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports During January-December
Destination Quantity Value
2015 2016 Change 2015 2016 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 650,478 621,768  -4.4 535.19 472.39 -11.7
Hong Kong 292,012 301,541  3.3 380.51 369.44  -2.9
Cuba 105,939 159,386 50.5 77.65 105.63  36.0
Taiwan 175,138 150,957  -13.8 155.14 119.26  -23.1
Canada 154,433 138,589  -10.3 414.16 336.82 -18.7
Guatemala 99,707 117,126 17.5 86.48 90.01  4.1
Angola 140,754 113,682  -19.2 109.38 85.28  -22.0
Philippines 72,276 90,820  25.7 56.94 69.08 21.3
Iraq 73,322 84,181  14.8 53.91 60.16 11.6
Kazakhstan 65,454 83,041  26.9 47.63 73.67  54.7
Vietnam 81,090 81,052  0.0 74.97 65.49  -12.6
Chile 50,122 77,261  54.1 41.82 60.84 45.5
Haiti 62,686 75,400 20.3 49.10 56.66  15.4
United Arab Emirates 57,471 66,310  15.4 46.59 46.95  0.8
Colombia 31,414 60,758  93.4 29.22 47.35 62.0
Top 15 Markets 2,112,296 2,221,872 5.2 2,158.69 2,059.03  -4.6
Other Countries 849,260 872,084 2.7 806.40 750.35  -7.0
Grand Total 2,961,556 3,093,956 4.5 2,965.09 2,809.38 -5.3