Chicken exports in August 2020 increased 3.2 percent in quantity and decreased 11.0 percent in value when compared with August 2019. Chicken exports for August 2020 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of August
Quantity Value
2019 2020 Change 2019 2020 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 282,267 291,933 3.4 305.47 272.41 -10.8
Whole Chickens 4,979 5,623 12.9 5.52 5.45 -1.3
Prepared Chicken-Sausages 5,858 5,069 -13.5 20.75 17.28 -16.7
Total 293,104 302,625 3.2 331.74 295.14 -11.0

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

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Months of January-August
Quantity Value
2019 2020 Change 2019 2020 Change
– metric tons – – percent – -million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 2,181,248 2,273,587 4.2 2,135.32 2,199.53 3.0
Prepared Chicken-Sausages 55,047 44,331 -19.5 197.06 157.50 -20.1
Whole Chickens 32,022 36,731 14.7 33.93 37.02 9.1
Total 2,268,317 2,354,649 3.8 2,366.31 2,394.05 1.2

Chicken parts exports in August 2020 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of August
Destination Quantity Value
2019 2020 Change 2019 2020 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 57,576 49,830 -13.5 53.21 34.75 -34.7
China 41,161 63.73
Taiwan 10,995 16,059 46.1 12.34 13.77 11.6
Canada 11,046 15,760 42.7 20.73 28.42 37.1
Cuba 26,824 14,637 -45.4 26.87 12.45 -53.7
Vietnam 11,544 14,250 23.4 12.07 10.43 -13.6
Angola 20,007 11,779 -41.1 21.29 7.60 -64.3
South Africa 5,180 10,730 107.1 5.14 6.79 32.1
Guatemala 11,417 10,173 -10.9 11.58 7.43 -35.8
Colombia 9,757 7,713 -20.9 11.49 6.49 -43.5
Philippines 7,438 7,399 -0.5 8.97 4.73 -47.3
Haiti 2,873 6,289 118.9 3.16 5.80 83.5
Georgia 13,832 6,230 -55.0 9.95 6.45 -35.2
Ghana 5,407 5,716 5.7 6.29 5.20 -17.3
Iraq 1,539 4,936 220.7 1.60 2.83 76.9
Top 15 Countries 195,435 222,662 13.9 204.69 216.87 6.0
Other Countries 86,832 69,271 -20.2 100.78 55.54 -44.9
Grand Total 282,267 291,933 3.4 305.47 272.41 -10.8

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

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Months of January-August
Destination Quantity Value
2019 2020 Change 2019 2020 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 440,464 428,943 -2.6 384.43 345.89 -10.0
China 278,926 413.53
Taiwan 140,688 175,537 24.8 123.95 161.50 30.3
Vietnam 93,497 120,279 28.6 81.55 101.53 24.5
Cuba 177,935 112,658 -36.7 149.40 93.52 -37.5
Canada 76,846 90,306 17.5 157.18 152.90 -2.7
Georgia 78,609 75,695 -3.7 58.25 62.67 7.6
Guatemala 82,480 74,404 -9.8 75.11 62.23 -17.1
Hong Kong 182,514 61,424 -66.3 224.24 72.82 -67.5
South Africa 59,980 58,241 -2.9 51.92 46.41 -10.6
Angola 114,165 56,612 -50.4 101.9 42.87 -57.9
Colombia 60,530 48,102 -20.5 64.38 48.92 -24.0
Philippines 41,003 45,007 9.8 41.04 37.95 -7.5
United Arab Emirates 43,311 44,647 3.1 34.24 29.41 -14.1
Congo (Brazzaville) 27,871 40,389 44.9 22.51 28.06 24.7
Top 15 Countries 1,619,893 1,711,170 5.6 1,570.10 1,700.11 8.3
Other Countries 561,355 562,417 0.2 565.22 499.42 -11.6
Grand Total 2,181,248 2,273,587 4.2 2,135.32 2,199.53 3.0