Chicken exports in November 2017 increased 3.2 percent in quantity and 15.8 percent in value when compared with 2016. Chicken exports for November 2017 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of November
Quantity Value
2016 2017 Change 2016 2017 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 260,768 270,800 3.8 233.31 275.37 18.0
Prepared Chicken & Sausages  8,186  7,780  -5.0  28.23  27.60  -2.2
Whole Chickens  6,480  5,695  -12.1  6.13  7.06  15.1
Total  275,434  284,275  3.2 267.67  310.03  15.8

Chicken parts exports in November 2017 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of November
Destination Quantity Value
2016 2017 Change 2016 2017 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
 Mexico 49,864 50,311 0.9 36.37 38.12 4.8
 Hong Kong 25,750 28,092 9.1 31.86 38.33 20.3
 Cuba 7,733 19,723 155.0 5.82 16.84 189.6
 Taiwan  7,383  16,529  123.9  5.64  16.09  185.1
 Vietnam  6,781  11,634  71.6  5.04  11.60  130.1
 Canada  11,690  11,107  -5.0  23.24  23.79  2.4
 Guatemala  9,859  10,266  4.1  7.69  8.90  15.8
 Ghana  5,119  8,035  57.0  4.40  8.20  86.6
 Philippines  5,889  7,823  32.8  4.17  6.80  63.1
 South Africa  1,356  7,485  452.0  0.97  6.90  612.3
 Chile  6,180  6,809  10.2  5.17  6.08  17.5
 Angola  10,793  6,790  -37.1  8.41  6.29  -25.2
 Colombia  8,044  5,044  -37.3  6.58  5.46  -17.0
 Iraq  10,644  4,990  -53.1  8.27  3.80  -54.1
 Turkey  4,170  4,247  1.8  2.60  3.02  16.0
Top 15 Markets  171,255  198,885  16.1  156.23  200.22  28.2
Other Countries  89,513  71,915  -19.7  77.08  75.15  -2.5
Grand Total  260,768  270,800  3.8  233.31  275.37  18.0

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

U.S. Chicken Exports During January-November
Quantity Value
2016 2017 Change 2016 2017 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 2,812,508 2,915,513 3.7 2,569.39 2,904.18 13.0
Prepared Chicken & Sausages  78,850  83,493  5.9  276.66  296.84  7.3
Whole Chickens  75,087  62,140  -17.2  84.18  66.75  -20.7
Total  2,966,445  3,061,146  3.2  2,930.23  3,267.77  11.5

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

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports During January-November
Destination Quantity Value
2016 2017 Change 2016 2017 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
 Mexico 572,185 535,158 -6.5 435.61 438.27 0.6
 Hong Kong  274,112  279,299  1.9  336.46  380.47  13.1
 Cuba  144,186  195,560  35.6  96.34  153.13  58.9
 Angola  104,173  161,262  54.8  77.95  142.06  82.2
 Taiwan  138,954  132,796  -4.4  109.17  124.81  14.3
 Canada  128,139  118,754  -7.3  315.62  270.98  -14.1
 Guatemala  105,645  109,997  4.1  81.36  97.13  19.4
 Philippines  85,994  94,713  10.1  65.59  78.62  19.9
 South Africa  26,923  85,710  218.4  18.55  76.20  310.7
 Kazakhstan  73,264  77,793  6.2  67.63  62.48  -7.6
 Vietnam  78,809  67,243  -14.7  63.61  62.02  -2.5
 Chile  69,437  67,018  -3.5  54.84  64.46  17.5
 Iraq  75,203  61,361  -18.4  53.81  53.18  -1.2
 Georgia  30,113  59,014  96.0  22.49  41.82  85.9
 Haiti  66,509  57,562  -13.5  49.73  48.51  -2.4
Top 15 Markets  1,973,646  2,103,240  6.6  1,848.76  2,094.14  13.3
Other Countries  838,862  812,273  -3.2  720.63  810.05  12.4
Grand Total  2,812,508  2,915,513  3.7  2,569.39  2,904.18  13.0