Chicken exports in December 2020 increased 7.4 percent in quantity and 11.3 percent in value when compared with December 2019, according to USDA. Chicken exports for December 2020 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of December
Quantity Value
2019 2020 Change 2019 2020 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 271,557 290,407 6.9 249.64 278.27 11.5
Prepared Chicken-Sausages 5,483 5,752 4.9 19.51 19.95 2.3
Whole Chickens 3,034 4,583 51.1 3.46 5.17 49.4
Total 280,074 300,742 7.4 272.61 303.39 11.3

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

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Months of January-December
Quantity Value
2019 2020 Change 2019 2020 Change
– metric tons – – percent – -million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 3,329,646 3,499,383 5.1 3,223.70 3,355.22 4.1
Prepared Chicken-Sausages 77,037 66,180 -14.1 276.80 233.01 -15.8
Whole Chickens 47,854 58,399 22.0 50.23 59.44 18.3
Total 3,454,537 3,623,962 4.9 3,550.73 3,647.67 2.7

Chicken parts exports in December 2020 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of December
Destination Quantity Value
2019 2020 Change 2019 2020 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 59,057 64,256 8.8 54.46 53.17 -2.4
China 536 47,242 8,713.8 0.93 67.46 7,153.8
Taiwan 20,598 16,149 -21.6 17.58 12.34 -29.8
Cuba 5,194 14,493 179.0 4.33 13.92 221.5
Angola 9,514 13,130 38.0 7.72 9.13 18.3
Guatemala 10,036 11,055 10.2 7.95 8.31 4.5
Canada 7,519 9,939 32.2 13.71 17.86 30.3
Philippines 14,571 7,601 -47.8 13.20 5.22 -60.5
Colombia 7,184 7,459 3.8 7.31 7.67 4.9
Haiti 4,656 7,147 53.5 3.95 5.82 47.3
Congo (Kinshasa) 5,405 6,846 26.7 5.08 3.77 -25.8
Dominican Republic 3,108 6,426 106.8 3.93 7.20 83.2
Chile 5,365 6,146 14.6 4.90 4.41 -10.0
Georgia 6,879 6,016 -12.5 5.30 3.40 -35.8
Kazakhstan 964 5,537 474.4 0.57 5.01 778.9
Top 15 Countries 160,586 229,442 42.9 150.92 224.69 48.9
Other Countries 110,971 60,965 -45.1 98.72 53.58 -45.7
Grand Total 271,557 290,407 6.9 249.64 278.27 11.5

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

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Months of January-December
Destination Quantity Value
2019 2020 Change 2019 2020 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 670,503 683,215 1.9 572.74 536.88 -6.3
China 1,682 501,123 29,693.3 1.86 722.16 38,725.8
Taiwan 205,719 240,048 16.7 181.92 217.88 19.8
Cuba 218,985 169,989 -22.4 189.13 143.62 -24.1
Vietnam 154,989 146,635 -5.4 134.97 121.56 -9.9
Canada 115,306 137,215 19.0 227.07 230.46 1.5
Angola 165,952 115,716 -30.3 148.39 80.84 -45.5
Guatemala 124,730 115,306 -7.6 112.34 94.35 -16.0
Georgia 116,105 94,425 -18.7 87.82 76.70 -12.7
Colombia 93,015 79,849 -14.2 97.71 80.10 -18.0
South Africa 88,798 79,222 -10.8 76.66 59.86 -21.9
Philippines 97,707 77,353 -20.8 98.59 61.00 -38.1
Hong Kong 267,518 72,395 -72.9 323.84 87.94 -72.8
Haiti 51,102 62,962 23.2 44.88 55.48 23.6
Chile 68,997 57,458 -16.7 68.14 44.80 -34.3
Top 15 Countries 2,441,108 2,632,911 7.9 2,366.06 2,613.63 10.5
Other Countries 888,538 866,472 -2.5 857.64 741.59 -13.5
Grand Total 3,329,646 3,499,383 5.1 3,223.70 3,355.22 4.1