July Chicken Exports Up 4.4 Percent in Quantity; Down 0.8 Percent in Value

On September 7, 2018, in Chicken Exports, by Debra Newman

Chicken exports in July 2018 increased 4.4 percent in quantity but decreased 0.8 percent in value when compared with 2017. Chicken exports for July 2018 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of July
Quantity Value
2017 2018 Change 2017 2018 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 264,467 277,955 5.1 278.88 274.91 -1.4
Prepared Chicken & Sausages 6,489 7,612 17.3 22.93 27.29 19.0
Whole Chickens 5,235 2,809 -46.3 5.56 2.70 -51.4
Total 276,191 288,376 4.4 307.37 304.9 -0.8

Chicken parts exports in July 2018 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of July
Destination Quantity Value
2017 2018 Change 2017 2018 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 46,175 53,311 15.5 39.05 39.13 0.2
Hong Kong 23,667 26,861 13.5 33.67 38.18 13.4
Angola 17,357 21,155 21.9 16.41 18.76 14.3
Cuba 19,973 14,183 -29.0 16.56 10.84 -34.5
Taiwan 9,486 12,690 33.8 9.84 11.71 19.0
South Africa 3,285 12,302 274.5 3.24 10.66 229.0
Canada 12,160 10,401 -14.5 29.91 23.56 -21.2
Vietnam 3,062 9,622 214.2 3.15 9.58 204.1
Guatemala 9,498 9,620 1.3 9.21 8.66 -6.0
Philippines 11,607 7,664 -34.0 9.76 7.67 -21.4
Chile 4,921 7,031 42.9 5.04 6.48 28.6
Colombia 4,176 6,055 45.0 3.41 5.96 74.8
Turkey 5,932 5,612 -5.4 5.24 5.31 1.3
United Arab Emirates 3,659 5,452 49.0 3.33 4.36 30.9
Ghana 3,808 4,953 30.1 4.09 5.65 38.1
Top 15 Markets 178,766 206,912 15.7 191.91 206.51 7.6
Other Countries 85,701 71,043 -17.1 86.97 68.40 -21.4
Grand Total 264,467 277,955 5.1 278.88 274.91 -1.4

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

U.S. Chicken Exports During January-July
Quantity Value
2017 2018 Change 2017 2018 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 1,828,305 1,869,249 2.2 1,767.40 1,888.03 6.8
Prepared Chicken & Sausages 52,602 54,522 3.7 186.05 193.20 3.8
Whole Chickens 40,562 25,340 -37.5 40.90 26.72 -34.7
Total 1,921,469 1,949,111 1.4 1,994.35 2,107.95 5.7

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

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports During January-July
Destination Quantity Value
2017 2018 Change 2017 2018 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 338,399 352,382 4.1 281.08 279.50 -0.6
Hong Kong 174,201 162,877 -6.5 235.46 234.58 -0.4
Taiwan 82,144 135,668 65.2 72.25 130.62 80.8
Angola 115,623 126,004 9.0 97.07 112.14 15.5
Cuba 119,928 125,120 4.3 87.74 97.78 11.4
Canada 75,201 72,473 -3.6 172.13 167.58 -2.6
Guatemala 68,830 72,356 5.1 58.12 67.75 16.6
South Africa 57,038 60,546 6.2 48.30 54.76 13.4
Vietnam 39,284 57,651 46.8 33.03 55.83 69.0
Philippines 61,612 54,833 -11.0 47.51 52.51 10.5
Chile 44,591 41,591 -6.7 42.00 41.52 -1.1
Kazakhstan 54,760 36,418 -33.5 42.82 32.26 -24.7
Colombia 28,892 35,663 23.4 24.39 35.66 46.2
Haiti 35,081 34,838 -0.7 27.85 30.47 9.4
United Arab Emirates 39,353 32,529 -17.3 30.66 26.05 -15.0
Top 15 Countries 1,334,937 1,400,949 4.9 1,300.41 1,419.01 9.1
Other Countries 493,368 468,300 -5.1 466.99 469.02 0.4
Grand Total 1,828,305 1,869,249 2.2 1,767.40 1,888.03 6.8

 

 



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