April Chicken Exports Decrease 4.2 Percent in Quantity; Increase 3.6 Percent in Value

On June 2, 2017, in Chicken Exports, by Debra Newman

Chicken exports in April 2017 decreased 4.2 percent in quantity and increased 3.6 percent in value when compared with 2016. Chicken exports for April 2017 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of April
Quantity Value
2016 2017 Change 2016 2017 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 252,784 242,009  -4.3 233.59 239.24 2.4
Prepared Chicken & Sausages  6,722  8,518 26.7 23.85 30.37 27.3
Whole Chickens  7,148  4,986 -30.2 7.94 5.38 -32.2
Total  266,654  255,513 -4.2 265.38 274.99 3.6

Chicken parts exports in April 2017 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of April
Destination Quantity Value
2016 2017 Change 2016 2017 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 52,327 43,875  -16.2 43.42  39.25  -9.6
Hong Kong  26,876  25,568   -4.9 32.38  34.93  7.9
Angola  5,719  20,095   251.4 4.07  16.32  301.0
Cuba  4,553  14,271  213.4  3.79  10.77  184.2
Taiwan  15,762 10,692   -32.2 13.26  10.03  -24.4
Kazakhstan  1,741 9,638  453.6  2.06  6.63  221.8
Canada  8,962  9,520   6.2 24.06  21.77  -9.5
Guatemala  9,767  9,395  -3.8  7.82  7.65  -2.2
Chile  8,954  7,451   -16.8 6.91  7.01  1.4
Philippines  9,359  7,321   -21.8 7.11  5.47  -23.1
Vietnam  6,651  7,008   5.4 5.47  6.08  11.2
Turkey  3,379  5,874  73.8  2.55  4.65  82.4
South Africa  2,681  5,491   104.8 1.99  4.77  139.7
Iraq 14,800  4,912   -66.8 11.16  4.29  -61.6
Colombia 3,577  4,652   30.1 2.63  4.23  60.8
Top 15 Markets 175,108  185,763   6.1 168.68  183.85  9.0
Other Countries  77,676  56,246  -27.6  64.91  55.39  -14.7
Grand Total  252,784  242,009  -4.3  233.59  239.24  2.4

Chicken exports for January-April 2016 and January-April 2017 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports During January-April
Quantity Value
2016 2017 Change 2016 2017 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 981,005 1,037,051  5.7 867.92 941.04  8.4
Prepared Chicken & Sausages 26,915 30,999  15.2  94.53  110.97  17.4
Whole Chickens 26,448 21,811  -17.5  32.87 21.60  -34.3
Total 1,034,368 1,089,861  5.4  955.32  1,073.61  7.9

Chicken parts exports during January-April 2016 and January-April 2017 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports During January-April
Destination Quantity Value
2016 2017 Change 2016 2017 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico  210,869  189,030  -10.4 164.04 150.48  -8.3
Hong Kong  93,835  99,257  5.8 111.66  129.57  16.0
Cuba  38,189  63,629  66.6  21.39  42.22  97.4
Angola  30,021  63,192  110.5  18.21  50.34  176.4
Taiwan  54,933  50,751  -7.6  38.44  40.64  5.7
South Africa  14,646  42,542  190.5  9.11  34.66  280.5
Canada  43,777  41,978  -4.1  113.95  90.02  -21.0
Guatemala  36,245  39,248  8.3  26.88  30.21  12.4
Kazakhstan  15,239  32,485  113.2  14.08  22.31  58.5
Philippines  28,311  29,416  3.9  20.65 20.32  -1.6
Chile  28,912  26,140  -9.6  20.25 23.22  14.7
United Arab Emirates  26,826  25,567 -4.7  19.17  18.37  -4.2
Vietnam  25,081  24,565   -2.1 19.45  19.13  -1.6
Haiti  25,486  22,843 -10.4  17.86  17.35  -2.9
Turkey  16,025  19,231 20.0  11.35  12.46  9.8
Top 15 Markets  688,395  769,874  11.8  626.49  701.30  11.9
Other Countries  292,610  267,177  -8.7  241.43  239.74  -0.7
Grand Total  981,005 1,037,051  5.7  867.92  941.04  8.4

 



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