Chicken exports in May 2019 increased 12.6 percent in quantity and 7.1 percent in value when compared with May 2018. Chicken exports for May 2019 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of May
Quantity Value
2018 2019 Change 2018 2019 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 256,782 290,618 13.2 271.50 294.13 8.3
Prepared Chicken-Sausages 7,139 6,839 -4.2 26.04 24.54 -5.8
Whole Chickens 4,034 4,272 5.9 4.19 4.62 10.3
Total 267,955 301,731 12.6 301.73 323.29 7.1

Chicken exports for January-May 2019 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of January-May
Quantity Value
2018 2019 Change 2018 2019 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 1,327,364 1,351,487 1.8 1,349.68 1,247.67 -7.6
Prepared Chicken-Sausages 39,553 37,531 -5.1 138.91 132.48 -4.6
Whole Chickens 19,167 17,137 -10.6 20.38 17.64 -13.4
Total 1,386,084 1,406,155 1.4 1,508.97 1,397.79 -7.4

Chicken parts exports in May 2019 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of May
Destination Quantity Value
2018 2019 Change 2018 2019 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 51,501 61,092 18.6 41.00 57.23 39.6
Cuba 14,325 27,209 89.9 11.82 23.64 99.9
Hong Kong 23,872 21,053 -11.8 34.01 26.80 -21.2
Taiwan 13,184 19,321 46.5 13.27 17.73 33.6
Angola 22,510 15,633 -30.6 21.75 14.30 -34.3
Vietnam 7,456 13,131 76.1 7.67 11.54 50.4
Guatemala 12,476 11,686 -6.3 12.48 11.31 -9.3
Canada 12,128 9,918 -18.2 29.54 21.13 -28.5
South Africa 5,689 9,684 70.2 5.14 8.56 66.5
Georgia 5,248 8,715 66.1 3.75 6.90 83.8
Colombia 6,056 8,268 36.5 5.87 9.29 58.3
Chile 6,462 6,687 3.5 7.16 6.92 -3.3
Congo (Brazzaville) 4,113 6,005 46.0 3.35 5.26 57.0
Haiti 5,244 5,573 6.3 5.05 4.83 -4.4
Ghana 2,926 5,029 71.9 3.22 5.23 62.5
Top 15 Countries 193,190 229,004 18.5 205.09 230.66 12.5
Other Countries 63,592 61,614 -3.1 66.41 63.47 -4.4
Grand Total 256,782 290,618 13.2 271.50 294.13 8.3

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

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of January-May
Destination Quantity Value
2018 2019 Change 2018 2019 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 246,944 270,587 9.6 199.15 223.85 12.4
Hong Kong 118,081 108,960 -7.7 170.57 133.22 -21.9
Taiwan 107,841 106,681 -1.1 104.80 87.61 -16.4
Cuba 88,638 95,868 8.2 68.78 72.69 5.7
Vietnam 41,068 63,939 55.7 39.45 51.25 29.9
Angola 91,049 58,392 -35.9 80.80 46.06 -43.0
Guatemala 54,793 52,569 -4.1 51.25 44.96 -12.3
Canada 51,082 44,330 -13.2 119.32 93.61 -21.5
Georgia 16,241 43,388 167.2 13.64 31.98 134.5
South Africa 40,086 41,590 3.8 36.68 34.12 -7.0
Colombia 22,553 34,404 52.5 22.51 34.70 54.2
Chile 27,214 29,937 10.0 27.07 27.53 1.7
Haiti 26,539 28,136 6.0 22.76 23.41 2.9
United Arab Emirates 23,393 27,806 18.9 18.68 20.31 8.7
Ghana 15,445 20,734 34.2 15.98 20.92 30.9
Top 15 Countries 970,967 1,027,321 5.8 991.44 946.22 -4.6
Other Countries 356,397 324,166 -9.0 358.24 301.45 -15.9
Grand Total 1,327,364 1,351,487 1.8 1,349.68 1,247.67 -7.6