Chicken exports in August 2019 decreased 3.8 percent in quantity and increased 4.5 percent in value when compared with August 2018. Chicken exports for August 2019 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of August
Quantity Value
2018 2019 Change 2018 2019 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 291,438 281,710 -3.3 281.44 305.05 8.4
Prepared Chicken-Sausages 8,584 5,858 -31.8 31.83 20.75 -34.8
Whole Chickens 4,101 4,982 21.5 3.79 5.52 45.6
Total 304,123 292,550 -3.8 317.06 331.32 4.5

Chicken exports for January-August 2019 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of January-August
Quantity Value
2018 2019 Change 2018 2019 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 2,162,864 2,182,696 0.9 2,171.33 2,138.32 -1.5
Prepared Chicken-Sausages 63,164 54,892 -13.1 225.17 195.96 -13.0
Whole Chickens 29,439 32,025 8.8 30.51 33.93 11.2
Total 2,255,467 2,269,613 0.6 2,427.01 2,368.21 -2.4

Chicken parts exports in August 2019 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of August
Destination Quantity Value
2018 2019 Change 2018 2019 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 62,899 57,576 -8.5 46.49 53.21 14.5
Cuba 11,530 26,824 132.6 9.53 26.87 182.0
Hong Kong 22,783 21,656 -4.9 31.31 26.77 -14.5
Angola 21,280 19,307 -9.3 19.75 20.65 4.6
Georgia 2,084 14,103 576.7 2.08 10.21 390.9
Guatemala 9,268 11,351 22.5 8.05 11.53 43.2
Vietnam 13,201 11,201 -15.2 13.35 11.73 -12.1
Canada 11,053 11,046 -0.1 23.37 20.73 -11.3
Taiwan 14,038 11,021 -21.5 12.53 12.37 -1.3
Colombia 6,472 9,703 49.9 6.23 11.42 83.3
Philippines 7,886 7,438 -5.7 8.10 8.97 10.7
Chile 6,168 5,871 -4.8 5.30 6.29 18.7
Ghana 4,192 5,676 35.4 4.59 6.63 44.4
Dominican Republic 4,249 5,615 32.1 5.01 6.47 29.1
South Africa 10,061 5,156 -48.8 8.48 5.11 -39.7
Top 15 Countries 207,164 223,544 7.9 204.17 238.96 17.0
Other Countries 84,274 58,166 -31.0 77.27 66.09 -14.5
Grand Total 291,438 281,710 -3.3 281.44 305.05 8.4

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

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of January-August
Destination Quantity Value
2018 2019 Change 2018 2019 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 415,281 440,446 6.1 325.99 384.42 17.9
Hong Kong 185,611 182,443 -1.7 265.82 224.33 -15.6
Cuba 137,233 177,935 29.7 107.83 149.40 38.6
Taiwan 149,613 140,983 -5.8 143.10 124.28 -13.2
Angola 147,527 114,653 -22.3 132.12 103.01 -22.0
Vietnam 70,923 93,222 31.4 69.24 81.30 17.4
Guatemala 81,887 83,116 1.5 75.97 75.94 0.0
Georgia 22,836 78,391 243.3 19.02 58.04 205.2
Canada 83,485 76,935 -7.8 190.82 157.30 -17.6
Colombia 42,162 60,554 43.6 41.91 64.42 53.7
South Africa 70,635 60,032 -15.0 63.26 51.98 -17.8
Chile 48,209 45,993 -4.6 47.10 45.21 -4.0
United Arab Emirates 37,438 43,314 15.7 29.16 34.29 17.6
Philippines 62,942 40,951 -34.9 60.87 41.02 -32.6
Ghana 27,837 39,167 40.7 29.66 41.48 39.9
Top 15 Countries 1,583,619 1,678,135 6.0 1,601.87 1,636.42 2.2
Other Countries 579,245 504,561 -12.9 569.46 501.90 -11.9
Grand Total 2,162,864 2,182,696 0.9 2,171.33 2,138.32 -1.5