Chicken exports in July 2017 increased 0.4 percent in quantity and increased 10.8 percent in value when compared with 2016. Chicken exports for July 2017 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of July
Quantity Value
2016 2017 Change 2016 2017 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts  263,703 266,147 0.9  246.91  280.15 13.5
Prepared Chicken & Sausages  7,127  6,486  -9.0  25.16  22.90  -9.0
Whole Chickens  5,954  5,219  -12.3 6.33   5.53  -12.6
Total  276,784  277,852  0.4  278.40  308.58  10.8

Chicken parts exports in July 2017 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of July
Destination Quantity Value
2016 2017 Change 2016 2017 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico  49,323  46,175  -6.4  35.87  39.05  8.9
Hong Kong  23,687  23,741  0.2  30.81  33.75  9.5
Cuba  21,642  19,973  -7.7  13.44  16.56  23.2
Angola  10,592  17,555  65.7  9.09  16.67  83.4
Georgia  6,489  16,654  156.6  5.35  11.10  107.5
Canada  12,427  12,089  -2.7  31.15  29.71  -4.6
Philippines  9,311  11,682  25.5  8.00 9.95  24.4
Guatemala  10,400  9,531  -8.4  8.39  9.25  10.3
Taiwan  12,658  9,403  -25.7  11.33  9.70  -14.4
Turkey  4,488  7,620  69.8  3.18 6.74  111.9
Kazakhstan  7,293  7,461  2.3  6.24  7.36 17.9
Iraq  3,804  5,535  45.5  2.81  5.24  86.5
Congo (Brazzaville)  3,869  5,142  32.9  3.56  4.62  29.8
Chile  6,980  4,921  -29.5  5.63  5.04  -10.5
Haiti  5,429  4,627  -14.8  4.52  4.00  -11.5
Top 15 Markets  188,392  202,109  7.3  179.37  208.74  16.4
Other Countries  75,311  64,038  -15.0  67.54  71.41  5.7
Grand Total  263,703  266,147  0.9  246.91  280.15  13.5

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

U.S. Chicken Exports During January-July
Quantity Value
2016 2017 Change 2016 2017 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts  1,747,380  1,823,521 4.4  1,607.86  1,761.59 9.6
Prepared Chicken & Sausages  48,173  52,593  9.2  167.57  186.00  11.0
Whole Chickens  48,737  40,543  -16.8  57.99  40.86  -29.5
Total  1,844,290  1,916,657  3.9  1,833.42  1,988.45  8.5

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

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports During January-July
Destination Quantity Value
2016 2017 Change 2016 2017 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico  372,730  338,509  -9.2  290.64  281.16  -3.3
Hong Kong  169,967  174,487  2.7  206.99  235.71  13.9
Cuba  87,466  115,751  32.3  55.13  83.48  51.4
Angola  52,010  113,142  117.5  37.12  94.92  155.7
Taiwan  98,726 81,913  -17.0  77.40 71.95  -7.0
Canada  80,274 75,065  -6.5  207.23 171.80  -17.1
Guatemala  66,995 68,790  2.7  51.90 58.02  11.8
Philippines  49,991 61,944  23.9  38.11 47.88  25.6
South Africa  20,633 57,179  177.1  13.73 48.41  252.6
Kazakhstan  36,080 54,601  51.3  33.79 42.67  26.3
Chile  47,793  44,622  -6.6  36.68  42.02  14.6
United Arab Emirates  37,830 39,275  3.8  27.71 30.55  10.2
Vietnam  57,880  39,156  -32.3  47.27 33.21  -29.7
Turkey  23,284  39,106  68.0  16.68 30.03  80.0
Haiti  41,517  35,312  -14.9  30.52  27.98  -8.3
Top 15 Markets  1,243,176  1,338,852  7.7  1,170.90  1,299.79  11.0
Other Countries  504,204  484,669  -3.9  436.96  461.80  5.7
Grand Total  1,747,380  1,823,521  4.4  1,607.86 1,761.59  9.6