Chicken exports in March 2019 decreased 1.5 percent in quantity and 10.4 percent in value when compared with 2018. Chicken exports for March 2019 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of March
Quantity Value
2018 2019 Change 2018 2019 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 285,363 278,935 -2.3 291.05 253.47 -12.9
Prepared Chicken-Sausages 7,681 8,791 14.5 27.14 30.92 13.9
Whole Chickens 3,733 4,520 21.1 4.10 4.52 10.2
Total 296,777 292,246 -1.5 322.29 288.91 -10.4

Chicken exports for January-March 2019 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of January-March
Quantity Value
2018 2019 Change 2018 2019 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 793,391 802,895 1.2 785.65 703.17 -10.5
Prepared Chicken-Sausages 24,066 24,248 0.8 83.14 84.88 2.1
Whole Chickens 11,161 9,769 -12.5 11.96 9.80 -18.1
Total 828,618 836,912 1.0 880.75 797.85 -9.4

Chicken parts exports in March 2019 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of March
Destination Quantity Value
2018 2019 Change 2018 2019 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 46,608 52,963 13.6 37.86 40.61 7.3
Hong Kong 25,112 23,508 -6.4 36.80 28.01 -23.9
Taiwan 25,303 22,838 -9.7 25.26 18.79 -25.6
Cuba 20,074 15,759 -21.5 15.19 12.58 -17.2
Angola 19,306 14,844 -23.1 16.16 11.16 -30.9
Vietnam 8,509 13,398 57.5 8.38 10.76 28.4
Georgia 3,418 10,529 208.0 3.38 7.67 126.9
South Africa 10,930 10,481 -4.1 10.66 8.41 -21.1
Guatemala 10,807 9,428 -12.8 9.98 8.06 -19.2
Canada 10,909 9,346 -14.3 25.97 20.21 -22.2
Colombia 4,760 7,934 66.7 4.93 7.86 59.4
Chile 6,954 6,741 -3.1 6.75 6.01 -11.0
Haiti 6,481 5,877 -9.3 5.31 4.61 -13.2
Turkey 2,333 4,878 109.1 1.77 3.27 84.7
Dominican Republic 3,732 4,803 28.7 3.87 5.00 29.2
Top 15 Countries 205,236 213,327 3.9 212.27 193.01 -9.1
Other Countries 80,127 65,608 -18.1 78.78 60.46 -23.3
Grand Total 285,363 278,935 -2.3 291.05 253.47 -12.9

Chicken parts exports in January-March 2019 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of January-March
Destination Quantity Value
2018 2019 Change 2018 2019 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 141,695 154,694 9.2 112.73 116.24 3.1
Taiwan 69,199 68,135 -1.5 66.15 53.34 -19.4
Hong Kong 64,693 62,506 -3.4 93.85 74.49 -20.6
Cuba 56,508 58,471 3.5 42.74 41.27 -3.4
Vietnam 24,830 38,662 55.7 23.02 29.62 28.7
Angola 44,090 33,593 -23.8 37.26 24.94 -33.1
Guatemala 31,776 29,334 -7.7 28.03 23.52 -16.1
Georgia 9,942 27,072 172.3 8.54 19.89 132.9
Canada 28,508 25,893 -9.2 65.85 54.02 -18.0
South Africa 29,210 24,220 -17.1 26.71 19.02 -28.8
Colombia 10,347 19,909 92.4 10.57 18.85 78.3
United Arab Emirates 20,281 19,555 -3.6 16.22 13.91 -14.2
Haiti 15,680 15,732 0.3 12.86 12.23 -4.9
Chile 15,526 15,700 1.1 14.33 13.93 -2.8
Philippines 24,088 12,571 -47.8 21.42 10.19 -52.4
Top 15 Countries 586,373 606,047 3.4 580.28 525.46 -9.4
Other Countries 207,018 196,848 -4.9 205.37 177.71 -13.5
Grand Total 793,391 802,895 1.2 785.65 703.17 -10.5