Chicken exports in April increased 12.9 percent in quantity and 18.5 percent in value when compared with 2017. Chicken exports for April 2018 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of April
Quantity Value
2017 2018 Change 2017 2018 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 242,009 276,141 14.1 239.24 291.93 22.0
Prepared Chicken & Sausages 8,518 8,286 -2.7 30.37 29.58 -2.6
Whole Chickens 4,986 3,973 -20.3 5.38 4.24 -21.2
Total 255,513 288,400 12.9 274.99 325.75 18.5

Chicken parts exports in April 2018 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of April
Destination Quantity Value
2017 2018 Change 2017 2018 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 43,875 53,748 22.5 39.25 45.43 15.7
Hong Kong 25,568 29,456 15.2 34.93 42.66 22.1
Taiwan 10,692 25,597 139.4 10.03 25.48 154.0
Angola 20,095 24,109 20.0 16.32 21.53 31.9
Cuba 14,271 17,804 24.8 10.77 14.22 32.0
Canada 9,520 10,460 9.9 21.77 24.00 10.2
Guatemala 9,395 10,279 9.4 7.65 10.58 38.3
Vietnam 7,008 8,736 24.7 6.08 8.72 43.4
Philippines 7,321 7,950 8.6 5.47 8.06 47.3
Congo (Brazzaville) 3,211 6,603 105.6 2.59 5.83 125.1
Colombia 4,652 6,174 32.7 4.23 6.08 43.7
Haiti 4,292 5,615 30.8 3.39 4.85 43.1
South Africa 5,491 5,187 -5.5 4.77 4.83 1.3
Chile 7,451 4,879 -34.5 7.01 5.37 -23.4
Dominican Republic 409 4,409 978.0 1.06 4.78 350.9
Top 15 Markets 173,251 221,006 27.6 175.32 232.42 32.6
Other Countries 68,758 55,135 -19.8 63.92 59.51 -6.9
Grand Total 242,009 276,141 14.1 239.24 291.93 22.0

Chicken exports for January-April 2017 and January-April 2018 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports During January-April
Quantity Value
2017 2018 Change 2017 2018 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 1,037,051 1,069,533 3.1 941.04 1,077.58 14.5
Prepared Chicken & Sausages 30,999 32,353 4.4 110.97 112.72 1.6
Whole Chickens 21,811 15,134 -30.6 21.60 16.20 -25.0
Total 1,089,861 1,117,020 2.5 1,073.61 1,206.50 12.4

Chicken parts exports during January-April 2017 and January-April 2018 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports During January-April
Destination Quantity Value
2017 2018 Change 2017 2018 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 189,030 195,443 3.4 150.48 158.15 5.1
Taiwan 50,751 94,796 86.8 40.64 91.63 125.5
Hong Kong 99,257 94,149 -5.1 129.57 136.52 5.4
Cuba 63,629 74,312 16.8 42.22 56.96 34.9
Angola 63,192 68,199 7.9 50.34 58.79 16.8
Guatemala 39,248 42,055 7.2 30.21 38.61 27.8
Canada 41,978 38,968 -7.2 90.02 89.85 -0.2
South Africa 42,542 34,397 -19.1 34.66 31.53 -9.0
Vietnam 24,565 33,565 36.6 19.13 31.75 66.0
Philippines 29,416 32,038 8.9 20.32 29.48 45.1
Kazakhstan 32,485 23,625 -27.3 22.31 20.83 -6.6
United Arab Emirates 25,567 21,569 -15.6 18.37 17.21 -6.3
Haiti 22,843 21,295 -6.8 17.35 17.71 2.1
Chile 26,140 20,405 -21.9 23.22 19.70 -15.2
Colombia 14,820 16,521 11.5 12.79 16.66 30.3
Top 15 Markets 765,463 811,337 6.0 701.63 815.38 16.2
Other Countries 271,588 258,196 -4.9 239.41 262.20 9.5
Grand Total 1,037,051 1,069,533 3.1 941.04 1,077.58 14.5