Chicken Exports in December Decreased 4.0 Percent in Quantity; Up 10.4 Percent in Value

On February 9, 2018, in Chicken Exports, by Debra Newman

Chicken exports in December decreased 4.0 percent in quantity and increased 10.4 percent in value when compared with 2016. Chicken exports for December 2017 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of December
Quantity Value
2016 2017 Change 2016 2017 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts  280,348 268,993 -4.1 239.21 263.64 10.2
Prepared Chicken & Sausages 7,541  9,342  23.9  26.51  31.82  20.0
Whole Chickens  6,600  4,444  -32.7  6.36  4.89  -23.1
Total  294,489  282,779  -4.0  272.08  300.35  10.4

Chicken parts exports in December 2017 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of December
Destination Quantity Value
2016 2017 Change 2016 2017 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico  54,063  51,037  -5.6  39.24  38.65  -1.5
Hong Kong  26,570  27,136  2.1  32.23  38.10  18.2
Taiwan  11,920  20,463  71.7  9.99  19.74  97.6
Angola  9,392  12,099  28.8  7.32  11.02  50.5
Vietnam  3,386  10,484  209.6  2.38  9.59  302.9
South Africa 8,969  9,545  6.4  6.36  8.33  31.0
Cuba  11,463  9,464  -17.4  7.53  8.12  7.8
Canada   10,526  9,257  -12.1  21.23  20.11  -5.3
Guatemala  11,371  9,249  -18.7  8.60  7.89  -8.3
Turkey  7,547 9,247  22.5  4.30  7.60  76.7
Philippines  4,175  8,653  107.3  2.97  7.57  154.9
Iraq  8,844  7,691  -13.0  6.35  5.70  -10.2
Chile  7,745  6,087  -21.4  6.03  4.75  -21.2
United Arab Emirates  5,742 5,567  -3.0  3.90  3.79  -2.8
Ghana  4,609  5,555  20.5  3.75  5.43  44.8
Top 15 Markets  186,322  201,534  8.2  162.18  196.39  21.1
Other Countries  94,026  67,459  -28.3  77.03  67.25  -12.7
Grand Total  280,348  268,993  -4.1  239.21  263.64  10.2

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

U.S. Chicken Exports During January-December
Quantity Value
2016 2017 Change 2016 2017 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 3,092,855 3,184,506 3.0 2,808.60 3,167.82 12.8
Prepared Chicken & Sausages 86,392 92,835 7.5 303.17 328.66 8.4
Whole Chickens 81,688 66,584 -18.5 90.53 71.64 -20.9
Total 3,260,935 3,343,925 2.5 3,202.30 3,568.12 11.4

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

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports During January-December
Destination Quantity Value
2016 2017 Change 2016 2017 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico  626,248  586,195  -6.4  474.85  476.92  0.4
Hong Kong  300,682  306,434  1.9  368.69  418.57  13.5
Cuba  155,649 205,024  31.7  103.87  161.25  55.2
Angola  113,565  173,360  52.7  85.28  153.08  79.5
Taiwan  150,874  153,259  1.6  119.16  144.54  21.3
Canada  138,665  128,011  -7.7 336.85  291.09  -13.6
Guatemala  117,017  119,245  1.9  89.97  105.02  16.7
Philippines  90,168  103,365  14.6  68.55  86.19  25.7
South Africa  35,892  95,254  165.4  24.91  84.54  239.4
Kazakhstan  82,853  80,993  -2.2  73.69  64.96  -11.8
Vietnam 82,195  77,727  -5.4  65.99  71.61  8.5
Chile  77,182  73,105  -5.3  60.87  69.21  13.7
Iraq  84,046  69,052  -17.8  60.15  58.88  -2.1
Haiti 75,571  62,257  -17.6  56.78  52.13  -8.2
Turkey  44,039  61,098  38.7  29.52  48.62  64.7
Top 15 Markets  2,174,646  2,294,379  5.5  2,019.13  2,286.61  13.2
Other Countries  918,209  890,127  -3.1  789.47  881.21  11.6
Grand Total  3,092,855  3,184,506  3.0  2 ,808.60  3,167.82  12.8

 



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