Chicken exports in December 2019 decreased 0.2 percent in quantity and increased 6.1 percent in value when compared with December 2018. Chicken exports for December 2019 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of December
Quantity Value
2018 2019 Change 2018 2019 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 270,015 270,977 0.4 228.70 249.27 9.0
Prepared Chicken-Sausages 7,472 5,483 -26.6 25.48 19.51 -23.4
Whole Chickens 2,495 3,034 21.6 2.39 3.46 44.8
Total 279,982 279,494 -0.2 256.57 272.24 6.1

Chicken exports for January-December 2019 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Months of January-December
Quantity Value
2018 2019 Change 2018 2019 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 3,311,119 3,332,095 0.6 3,194.04 3,226.94 1.0
Prepared Chicken-Sausages 93,816 76,878 -18.1 333.12 275.70 -17.2
Whole Chickens 42,795 47,857 11.8 42.99 50.23 16.8
Total 3,447,730 3,456,830 0.3 3,570.15 3,552.87 -0.5

Chicken parts exports in December 2019 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of December
Destination Quantity Value
2018 2019 Change 2018 2019 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 54,611 59,057 8.1 37.90 54.46 43.7
Taiwan 16,831 20,727 23.1 13.44 17.69 31.6
Hong Kong 17,139 14,615 -14.7 23.74 16.23 -31.6
Philippines 8,629 14,546 68.6 6.98 13.16 88.5
Vietnam 5,697 13,833 142.8 4.19 11.60 176.8
Guatemala 9,617 10,035 4.3 6.71 7.95 18.5
Angola 9,789 9,514 -2.8 7.36 7.72 4.9
South Africa 5,743 8,907 55.1 4.63 7.16 54.6
Canada 8,885 7,519 -15.4 17.37 13.71 -21.1
United Arab Emirates 6,470 7,440 15.0 4.01 5.00 24.7
Colombia 6,233 7,266 16.6 5.33 7.40 38.8
Georgia 4,377 6,852 56.5 2.81 5.28 87.9
Iraq 9,402 6,179 -34.3 5.93 4.30 -27.5
Congo (Kinshasa) 4,307 5,405 25.5 2.50 5.08 103.2
Chile 3,316 5,341 61.1 2.77 4.87 75.8
Top 15 Countries 171,046 197,236 15.3 145.67 181.61 24.7
Other Countries 98,969 73,741 -25.5 83.03 67.66 -18.5
Grand Total 270,015 270,977 0.4 228.70 249.27 9.0

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

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Months of January-December
Destination Quantity Value
2018 2019 Change 2018 2019 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 638,864 670,485 4.9 482.09 572.72 18.8
Hong Kong 270,454 267,599 -1.1 383.61 324.09 -15.5
Cuba 195,235 219,170 12.3 154.54 189.22 22.4
Taiwan 199,055 206,117 3.5 183.40 182.34 -0.6
Angola 209,320 166,519 -20.4 183.58 149.68 -18.5
Vietnam 109,169 154,970 42.0 100.96 134.88 33.6
Guatemala 121,117 125,319 3.5 107.21 113.10 5.5
Georgia 53,123 115,913 118.2 40.18 87.65 118.1
Canada 123,367 115,166 -6.6 268.92 226.60 -15.7
Philippines 113,320 97,896 -13.6 103.94 98.79 -5.0
Colombia 69,801 93,094 33.4 67.87 97.81 44.1
South Africa 97,609 88,852 -9.0 87.13 76.72 -11.9
Chile 72,143 68,972 -4.4 66.13 68.14 3.0
United Arab Emirates 53,074 68,384 28.8 39.47 50.97 29.1
Ghana 42,519 53,436 25.7 44.83 56.27 25.5
Top 15 Countries 2,368,170 2,511,892 6.1 2,313.86 2,428.98 5.0
Other Countries 942,949 820,203 -13.0 880.18 797.96 -9.3
Grand Total 3,311,119 3,332,095 0.6 3,194.04 3,226.94 1.0