Chicken exports in February 2021 decreased 0.2 percent in quantity and increased 4.1 percent in value when compared with February 2020, according to USDA. Chicken exports for February 2021 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of February
Quantity Value
2020 2021 Change 2020 2021 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 272,781 271,034 -0.6 273.89 283.49 3.5
Prepared Chicken-Sausages 6,117 8,169 33.5 21.96 25.10 14.3
Whole Chickens 4,489 3,604 -19.7 4.52 4.18 -7.5
Total 283,387 282,807 -0.2 300.37 312.77 4.1

Chicken exports for January-February 2021 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Months of January-February
Quantity Value
2020 2021 Change 2020 2021 Change
– metric tons – – percent – -million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 550,355 562,927 2.3 548.24 567.77 3.6
Prepared Chicken-Sausages 12,499 16,587 32.7 45.52 50.66 11.3
Whole Chickens 7,559 6,847 -9.4 8.27 7.76 -6.2
Total 570,413 586,361 2.8 602.03 626.19 4.0

Chicken parts exports in February 2021 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of February
Destination Quantity Value
2020 2021 Change 2020 2021 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 57,034 46,848 -17.9 50.16 47.12 -6.1
China 12,928 34,126 164.0 19.48 57.57 195.5
Cuba 7,828 24,341 210.9 7.54 18.45 144.7
Taiwan 19,191 16,423 -14.4 18.83 17.44 -7.4
Philippines 8,947 14,415 61.1 8.98 11.61 29.3
Angola 3,064 12,987 323.9 2.68 8.80 228.4
Vietnam 20,673 10,004 -51.6 19.57 8.87 -54.7
Guatemala 8,644 9,989 15.6 7.96 8.92 12.1
Canada 9,647 9,912 2.7 16.49 19.19 16.4
South Africa 11,341 8,208 -27.6 10.43 6.28 -39.8
Colombia 7,762 6,935 -10.7 8.36 7.54 -9.8
United Arab Emirates 7,782 6,056 -22.2 5.60 4.32 -22.9
Haiti 4,713 5,626 19.4 4.50 5.15 14.4
Ghana 4,968 5,306 6.8 5.19 6.09 17.3
Dominican Republic 6,124 4,288 -30.0 7.51 4.48 -40.3
Top 15 Countries 190,646 215,464 13.0 193.28 231.83 19.9
Other Countries 82,135 55,570 -32.3 80.61 51.66 -35.9
Grand Total 272,781 271,034 -0.6 273.89 283.49 3.5

Chicken parts exports in January-February 2021 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Months of January-February
Destination Quantity Value
2020 2021 Change 2020 2021 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 117,551 102,422 -12.9 104.65 96.37 -7.9
China 19,806 70,783 257.4 30.82 116.84 279.1
Cuba 22,924 46,153 101.3 20.96 35.40 68.9
Angola 5,451 32,268 492.0 4.61 21.44 365.1
Taiwan 43,519 30,126 -30.8 41.07 29.76 -27.5
Philippines 21,287 28,058 31.8 19.95 21.89 9.7
Vietnam 44,856 22,734 -49.3 42.99 19.52 -54.6
Guatemala 18,945 20,367 7.5 17.20 17.31 0.6
Canada 19,478 19,724 1.3 33.78 36.69 8.6
Colombia 14,190 14,741 3.9 16.51 15.99 -3.1
South Africa 17,723 13,607 -23.2 16.15 10.20 -36.8
Haiti 9,082 12,548 38.2 8.52 11.16 31.0
Ghana 8,575 11,606 35.3 8.86 12.31 38.9
United Arab Emirates 12,274 10,537 -14.2 8.81 7.13 -19.1
Dominican Republic 11,348 10,119 -10.8 13.89 11.21 -19.3
Top 15 Countries 387,009 445,793 15.2 388.77 463.22 19.2
Other Countries 163,346 117,134 -28.3 159.47 104.55 -34.4
Grand Total 550,355 562,927 2.3 548.24 567.77 3.6