Chicken exports in September 2017 decreased 10.4 percent in quantity and increased 6.9 percent in value when compared with 2016. Chicken exports for September 2017 were as follows:
| U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of September | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantity | Value | |||||
| 2016 | 2017 | Change | 2016 | 2017 | Change | |
| – metric tons – | – percent – | – million dollars – | – percent – | |||
| Chicken Parts | 273,828 | 245,995 | -10.2 | 243.89 | 262.31 | 7.6 |
| Prepared Chicken & Sausages | 7,338 | 7,955 | 8.4 | 26.20 | 29.13 | 11.2 |
| Whole Chickens | 7,088 | 4,213 | -40.6 | 7.19 | 4.98 | -30.7 |
| Total | 288,254 | 258,163 | -10.4 | 277.28 | 296.42 | 6.9 |
Chicken parts exports in September 2017 were as follows:
| U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of September | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destination | Quantity | Value | ||||
| 2016 | 2017 | Change | 2016 | 2017 | Change | |
| — metric tons — | — percent — | — million dollars — | — percent — | |||
| Mexico | 49,937 | 46,879 | -6.1 | 36.23 | 38.94 | 7.5 |
| Hong Kong | 24,752 | 23,094 | -6.7 | 29.46 | 32.09 | 8.9 |
| Cuba | 23,310 | 19,386 | -16.8 | 17.58 | 17.35 | -1.3 |
| Angola | 15,764 | 10,994 | -30.3 | 12.78 | 10.90 | -14.7 |
| Canada | 12,012 | 10,863 | -9.6 | 28.83 | 25.06 | -13.1 |
| Guatemala | 8,859 | 10,103 | 14.0 | 6.33 | 9.73 | 53.7 |
| Taiwan | 11,758 | 7,965 | -32.3 | 8.78 | 8.58 | -2.3 |
| Kazakhstan | 11,160 | 7,882 | -29.4 | 9.74 | 6.54 | -32.9 |
| Georgia | 4,991 | 7,625 | 52.8 | 3.27 | 5.34 | 63.3 |
| Philippines | 8,445 | 6,958 | -17.6 | 6.81 | 6.60 | -3.1 |
| Haiti | 6,328 | 6,780 | 7.1 | 4.85 | 6.14 | 26.6 |
| Iraq | 5,748 | 5,784 | 0.6 | 3.82 | 5.35 | 40.1 |
| Colombia | 6,380 | 4,985 | -21.9 | 4.54 | 5.47 | 20.5 |
| South Africa | 1,947 | 4,668 | 139.8 | 1.45 | 4.51 | 211.0 |
| Chile | 4,445 | 4,246 | -4.5 | 3.60 | 4.41 | 22.5 |
| Top 15 Markets | 195,836 | 178,212 | -9.0 | 178.07 | 187.01 | 5.0 |
| Other Countries | 77,992 | 67,783 | -13.1 | 65.82 | 75.30 | 14.4 |
| Grand Total | 273,828 | 245,995 | -10.2 | 243.89 | 262.31 | 7.6 |
Chicken exports for January-September 2016 and January-September 2017 were as follows:
| U.S. Chicken Exports During January-September | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantity | Value | |||||
| 2016 | 2017 | Change | 2016 | 2017 | Change | |
| – metric tons – | – percent – | – million dollars – | – percent – | |||
| Chicken Parts | 2,291,260 | 2,342,729 | 2.2 | 2,101.45 | 2,311.81 | 10.0 |
| Prepared Chicken & Sausages | 63,332 | 67,902 | 7.2 | 221.83 | 240.84 | 8.6 |
| Whole Chickens | 62,760 | 50,026 | 20-3 | 72.40 | 51.87 | -28.4 |
| Total | 2,417,352 | 2,460,657 | 1.8 | 2,395.68 | 2,604.52 | 8.7 |
Chicken parts exports during January-September 2016 and January-September 2017 were as follows:
| U.S. Chicken Parts Exports During January-September | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destination | Quantity | Value | ||||
| 2016 | 2017 | Change | 2016 | 2017 | Change | |
| — metric tons — | — percent — | — million dollars — | — percent — | |||
| Mexico | 476,687 | 434,345 | -8.9 | 365.21 | 360.99 | -1.2 |
| Hong Kong | 221,163 | 222,827 | 0.8 | 270.74 | 302.76 | 11.8 |
| Cuba | 124,940 | 155,897 | 24.8 | 83.00 | 119.06 | 43.4 |
| Angola | 74,714 | 142,791 | 91.1 | 55.62 | 124.45 | 123.8 |
| Taiwan | 125,515 | 99,797 | -20.5 | 98.98 | 90.83 | -8.2 |
| Canada | 103,771 | 96,726 | -6.8 | 265.57 | 223.01 | -16.0 |
| Guatemala | 86,106 | 88,373 | 2.6 | 66.19 | 77.14 | 16.5 |
| Philippines | 69,542 | 78,445 | 12.8 | 53.70 | 63.53 | 18.3 |
| Kazakhstan | 57,179 | 69,077 | 20.8 | 52.96 | 55.49 | 4.8 |
| South Africa | 23,919 | 67,820 | 183.5 | 16.31 | 58.91 | 261.2 |
| Georgia | 25,132 | 52,721 | 109.8 | 18.78 | 35.66 | 89.9 |
| Chile | 58,097 | 52,465 | -9.7 | 44.98 | 50.48 | 12.2 |
| Iraq | 57,465 | 48,840 | -15.0 | 40.55 | 43.00 | 6.0 |
| Vietnam | 66,436 | 47,347 | -28.7 | 54.48 | 41.92 | -23.1 |
| Haiti | 53,866 | 46,991 | -12.8 | 39.99 | 38.64 | -3.4 |
| Top 15 Countries | 1,624,532 | 1,704,462 | 4.9 | 1,527.06 | 1,685.87 | 10.4 |
| Other Countries | 666,728 | 638,267 | -4.3 | 574.39 | 625.94 | 9.0 |
| Grand Total | 2,291,260 | 2,342,729 | 2.2 | 2,101.45 | 2,311.81 | 10.0 |
