Chicken exports in June 2018 increased 4.1 percent in quantity but decreased 1.9 percent in value when compared with 2017. Chicken exports for June 2018 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of June
Quantity Value
2017 2018 Change 2017 2018 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 250,233 265,380 6.1 267.60 264.46 -1.2
Prepared Chicken & Sausages 7,555 7,423 -1.7 26.04 27.17 4.4
Whole Chickens 7,394 3,363 -54.5 7.49 3.64 -51.4
Total 265,182 276,166 4.1 301.13 295.27 -1.9

Chicken parts exports in June 2018 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of June
Destination Quantity Value
2017 2018 Change 2017 2018 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 50,409 52,128 3.4 44.56 41.22 -7.5
Cuba 18,393 22,300 21.2 14.22 18.16 27.8
Hong Kong 24,601 17,974 -26.9 35.44 25.84 -27.1
Taiwan 10,306 15,090 46.4 9.98 14.10 41.3
Angola 11,591 14,383 24.1 10.17 13.06 28.5
Canada 11,713 10,953 -6.5 30.16 24.62 -18.4
Libya 1,094 8,408 668.6 1.24 6.18 399.7
Guatemala 9,307 8,205 -11.8 8.69 8.01 -7.9
South Africa 3,941 8,158 107.0 3.94 7.42 88.2
Chile 6,809 7,667 12.6 6.97 8.16 17.2
Philippines 9,354 7,492 -19.9 8.48 8.07 -4.8
Colombia 4,993 7,084 41.9 4.02 7.21 79.5
Vietnam 5,197 7,034 35.3 5.00 6.85 37.0
Kazakhstan 4,810 5,721 18.9 4.67 4.71 0.8
Haiti 3,440 3,945 14.7 3.00 3.82 27.2
Top 15 Markets 175,958 196,542 11.7 190.53 197.42 3.6
Other Countries 74,275 68,838 -7.3 77.06 67.04 -13.0
Grand Total 250,233 265,380 6.1 267.60 264.46 -1.2

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

U.S. Chicken Exports During January-June
Quantity Value
2017 2018 Change 2017 2018 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 1,563,838 1,591,294 1.8 1,488.52 1,613.12 8.4
Prepared Chicken & Sausages 46,113 46,910 1.7 163.12 165.91 1.7
Whole Chickens 35,328 22,531 -36.2 35.34 24.02 -32.0
Total 1,645,279 1,660,735 0.9 1,686.99 1,803.05 6.9

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

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports During January-June
Destination Quantity Value
2017 2018 Change 2017 2018 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 292,224 299,072 2.3 242.02 240.37 -0.7
Hong Kong 150,534 136,015 -9.6 201.79 196.40 -2.7
Taiwan 72,658 122,978 69.3 62.41 118.91 90.5
Cuba 99,954 110,937 11.0 71.18 86.94 22.1
Angola 98,265 104,849 6.7 80.67 93.38 15.8
Guatemala 59,332 62,736 5.7 48.91 59.09 20.8
Canada 63,040 62,072 -1.5 142.22 144.02 1.3
South Africa 53,752 48,244 -10.2 45.06 44.10 -2.1
Vietnam 36,223 48,028 32.6 29.87 46.25 54.8
Philippines 50,005 47,169 -5.7 37.75 44.84 18.8
Chile 39,670 34,560 -12.9 36.96 35.04 -5.2
Kazakhstan 47,299 32,081 -32.2 35.46 28.13 -20.7
Haiti 30,459 30,511 0.2 23.85 26.60 11.5
Colombia 24,716 29,608 19.8 20.98 29.70 41.6
United Arab Emirates 35,694 27,077 -24.1 27.33 21.68 -20.6
Top 15 Countries 1,153,825 1,195,937 3.6 1,106.46 1,215.44 9.8
Other Countries 410,013 395,357 -3.6 382.07 397.68 4.1
Grand Total 1,563,838 1,591,294 1.8 1,488.52 1,613.12 8.4