Chicken exports in January 2021 increased 5.8 percent in quantity and 3.9 percent in value when compared with January 2020, according to USDA. Chicken exports for January 2021 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of January
Quantity Value
2020 2021 Change 2020 2021 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 277,574 291,893 5.2 274.35 284.28 3.6
Prepared Chicken-Sausages 6,382 8,418 31.9 23.56 25.56 8.5
Whole Chickens 3,071 3,243 5.6 3.75 3.59 -4.3
Total 287,027 303,554 5.8 301.66 313.43 3.9

Chicken parts exports in January 2021 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of January
Destination Quantity Value
2020 2021 Change 2020 2021 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 60,517 55,574 -8.2 54.49 49.25 -9.6
China 6,878 36,657 433.0 11.34 59.27 422.7
Cuba 15,096 21,813 44.5 13.42 16.95 26.3
Angola 2,387 19,281 707.8 1.93 12.65 555.4
Taiwan 24,328 13,703 -43.7 22.24 12.32 -44.6
Philippines 12,340 13,643 10.6 10.97 10.28 -6.3
Vietnam 24,183 12,730 -47.4 23.42 10.66 -54.5
Guatemala 10,301 10,378 0.7 9.25 8.39 -9.3
Canada 9,830 9,812 -0.2 17.29 17.50 1.2
Colombia 6,428 7,807 21.5 8.14 8.45 3.8
Haiti 4,369 6,921 58.4 4.02 6.01 49.5
Ghana 3,607 6,300 74.7 3.67 6.23 69.8
Dominican Republic 5,224 5,831 11.6 6.38 6.73 5.5
South Africa 6,382 5,399 -15.4 5.72 3.92 -31.5
United Arab Emirates 4,492 4,482 -0.2 3.21 2.81 -12.5
Top 15 Countries 196,362 230,331 17.3 195.49 231.42 18.4
Other Countries 81,212 61,562 -24.2 78.86 52.86 -33.0
Grand Total 277,574 291,893 5.2 274.35 284.28 3.6