Chicken exports in October 2019 decreased 2.8 percent in quantity and 0.6 percent in value when compared with October 2018. Chicken exports for October 2019 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of October
Quantity Value
2018 2019 Change 2018 2019 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 313,125 306,098 -2.2 281.34 288.25 2.5
Prepared Chicken-Sausages 8,226 5,482 -33.4 28.88 19.44 -32.7
Whole Chickens 3,740 4,377 17.0 3.48 4.19 20.4
Total 325,091 315,957 -2.8 313.70 311.88 -0.6

Chicken exports for January-October 2019 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Months of January-October
Quantity Value
2018 2019 Change 2018 2019 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 2,749,867 2,757,667 0.3 2,706.76 2,705.18 -0.1
Prepared Chicken-Sausages 78,641 65,911 -16.2 279.43 236.27 -15.4
Whole Chickens 37,278 41,634 11.7 37.85 43.43 14.7
Total 2,865,786 2,865,212 0.0 3,024.04 2,984.88 -1.3

Chicken parts exports in October 2019 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of October
Destination Quantity Value
2018 2019 Change 2018 2019 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 58,755 62,795 6.9 42.69 46.47 8.9
Hong Kong 24,490 25,131 2.6 32.87 29.13 -11.4
Vietnam 13,987 18,819 34.5 11.23 16.86 50.1
Philippines 17,820 17,752 -0.4 15.34 19.40 26.5
Taiwan 13,129 16,697 27.2 10.79 14.99 38.9
Angola 18,221 14,861 -18.4 15.64 13.94 -10.9
Georgia 9,873 12,219 23.8 7.77 9.64 24.1
Guatemala 10,308 11,935 15.8 8.37 10.72 28.1
Canada 9,989 10,053 0.6 19.69 17.62 -10.5
Colombia 6,744 9,013 33.6 6.55 9.38 43.2
Congo (Brazzaville) 9,222 7,928 -14.0 6.17 6.39 3.6
South Africa 8,724 7,028 -19.4 7.78 6.00 -22.9
United Arab Emirates 3,820 6,521 70.7 2.77 4.56 64.6
Chile 7,294 6,125 -16.0 5.93 5.98 0.8
Turkey 7,939 4,228 -46.7 6.23 3.13 -49.8
Top 15 Countries 220,315 231,105 4.9 199.82 214.21 7.2
Other Countries 92,810 74,993 -19.2 81.52 74.04 -9.2
Grand Total 313,125 306,098 -2.2 281.34 288.25 2.5

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

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Months of January-October
Destination Quantity Value
2018 2019 Change 2018 2019 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 523,603 554,062 5.8 403.93 472.70 17.0
Hong Kong 231,903 227,330 -2.0 329.71 279.11 -15.3
Cuba 166,169 210,261 26.5 129.75 181.88 40.2
Taiwan 170,410 168,589 -1.1 160.54 150.29 -6.4
Angola 187,901 140,002 -25.5 167.11 127.76 -23.5
Vietnam 94,801 126,205 33.1 89.50 112.09 25.2
Guatemala 100,352 104,527 4.2 91.15 95.89 5.2
Georgia 40,383 104,361 158.4 32.30 78.49 143.0
Canada 103,832 98,178 -5.4 231.12 196.24 -15.1
Colombia 55,756 76,166 36.6 54.78 80.99 47.8
South Africa 87,721 72,473 -17.4 79.28 63.04 -20.5
Philippines 92,149 69,184 -24.9 86.76 71.93 -17.1
Chile 61,671 56,685 -8.1 58.18 56.90 -2.2
United Arab Emirates 43,589 51,548 18.3 33.50 40.23 20.1
Ghana 35,201 46,237 31.4 37.34 49.20 31.8
Top 15 Countries 1,995,441 2,105,808 5.5 1,984.95 2,056.74 3.6
Other Countries 754,426 651,859 -13.6 721.81 648.44 -10.2
Grand Total 2,749,867 2,757,667 0.3 2,706.76 2,705.18 -0.1