Chicken exports in May 2020 decreased 2.1 percent in quantity and 7.5 percent in value when compared with May 2019. Chicken exports for May 2020 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of May
Quantity Value
2019 2020 Change 2019 2020 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 289,695 283,260 -2.2 292.33 274.72 -6.0
Whole Chickens 4,274 6,860 60.5 4.62 6.69 44.8
Prepared Chicken-Sausages 6,837 4,351 -36.4 24.53 15.85 -35.4
Total 300,806 294,471 -2.1 321.48 297.26 -7.5

Chicken exports for January-May, 2020 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Months of January-May
Quantity Value
2019 2020 Change 2019 2020 Change
– metric tons – – percent – -million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 1,350,456 1,436,969 6.4 1,245.69 1,412.90 13.4
Prepared Chicken-Sausages 37,686 29,742 -21.1 133.57 105.84 -20.8
Whole Chickens 17,137 22,910 33.7 17.64 23.57 33.6
Total 1,405,279 1,489,621 6.0 1,396.90 1,542.31 10.4

Chicken parts exports in May 2020 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of May
Destination Quantity Value
2019 2020 Change 2019 2020 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
China 0 56,233 0 0 80.53 0
Mexico 61,092 44,138 -27.8 57.23 33.50 -41.5
Taiwan 19,025 25,538 34.2 17.46 22.24 27.4
Cuba 27,209 21,282 -21.8 23.64 16.77 -29.1
Angola 15,552 10,199 -34.4 13.85 7.46 -46.1
Canada 9,918 9,889 -0.3 21.13 17.15 -18.8
Guatemala 11,074 8,971 -19.0 10.52 7.40 -29.7
Vietnam 13,105 8,211 -37.3 11.55 6.55 -43.3
Iraq 1,573 6,095 287.5 1.27 4.20 230.7
South Africa 9,684 6,052 -37.5 8.56 4.83 -43.6
United Arab Emirates 4,691 5,827 24.2 3.71 3.35 -9.7
Georgia 8,715 5,705 -34.5 6.90 5.24 -24.1
Congo (Brazzaville) 6,060 5,650 -6.8 5.27 3.84 -27.1
Singapore 2,990 5,172 73.0 3.02 4.16 37.7
Dominican Republic 3,935 4,991 26.8 4.43 5.13 15.8
Top 15 Countries 194,623 223,953 15.1 188.54 222.35 17.9
Other Countries 95,072 59,307 -37.6 103.79 52.37 -49.5
Grand Total 289,695 283,260 -2.2 292.33 274.72 -6.0

Chicken parts exports in January-May 2020 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Months of January-May
Destination Quantity Value
2019 2020 Change 2019 2020 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 270,587 279,534 3.3 223.85 239.64 7.1
China 0 155,995 0 0 224.16 0
Taiwan 106,464 116,156 9.1 87.37 106.89 22.3
Cuba 95,868 76,015 -20.7 72.69 62.96 -13.4
Vietnam 63,984 73,464 14.8 51.36 67.11 30.7
Georgia 43,768 50,765 16.0 32.29 40.79 26.3
Hong Kong 109,099 49,472 -54.7 133.19 57.95 -56.3
Canada 44,311 49,233 11.1 93.57 83.21 -11.1
Guatemala 51,913 47,013 -9.4 44.14 40.94 -7.2
South Africa 41,615 41,325 -0.7 34.17 35.08 2.7
United Arab Emirates 27,778 37,860 36.3 20.24 24.98 23.4
Angola 58,068 31,848 -45.2 45.38 26.40 -41.8
Philippines 19,878 29,931 50.6 16.65 27.71 66.4
Colombia 34,326 28,828 -16.0 34.64 32.40 -6.5
Congo (Brazzaville) 16,647 26,529 59.4 12.48 19.40 55.4
Top 15 Countries 984,306 1,093,968 11.1 902.02 1,089.62 20.8
Other Countries 366,150 343,001 -6.3 343.67 323.28 -5.9
Grand Total 1,350,456 1,436,969 6.4 1,245.69 1,412.90 13.4