Chicken exports in May 2021 increased 15.9 percent in quantity and 37.5 percent in value when compared with May 2020, according to USDA.

Chicken exports for May 2021 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of May
Quantity Value
2020 2021 Change 2020 2021 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 280,058 323,796 15.6 271.53 369.11 35.9
Prepared Chicken-Sausages 4,351 11,308 159.9 15.85 31.90 101.3
Whole Chickens 6,860 2,458 -64.2 6.69 3.23 -51.7
Total 291,269 337,562 15.9 294.07 404.24 37.5

Chicken exports for January-May 2021 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Months of January-May
Quantity Value
2020 2021 Change 2020 2021 Change
– metric tons – – percent – -million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 1,432,954 1,490,072 4.0 1,408.09 1,629.80 15.7
Prepared Chicken-Sausages 29,881 47,134 57.7 106.28 139.32 31.1
Whole Chickens 22,915 16,203 -29.3 23.58 19.40 -17.7
Total 1,485,750 1,553,409 4.6 1,537.95 1,788.52 16.3

Chicken parts exports in May 2021 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of May
Destination Quantity Value
2020 2021 Change 2020 2021 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 44,138 90,810 105.7 33.50 66.95 99.9
China 56,429 36,863 -34.7 80.69 71.64 -11.2
Cuba 17,393 28,506 63.9 13.08 29.70 127.1
Philippines 1,175 15,315 1,203.4 0.93 16.32 1,654.8
Taiwan 25,218 15,256 -39.5 21.95 16.81 -23.4
Guatemala 8,913 13,031 46.2 7.36 16.11 118.9
Canada 9,887 11,849 19.8 17.16 26.31 53.3
Haiti 3,567 7,191 101.6 3.36 8.96 166.7
Vietnam 8,371 6,899 -17.6 6.65 7.64 14.9
Angola 10,410 6,508 -37.5 7.61 5.85 -23.1
Congo (Kinshasa) 2,748 5,816 111.6 1.97 5.99 204.1
Ghana 3,308 5,287 59.8 3.05 7.19 135.7
South Africa 6,213 5,144 -17.2 4.96 5.03 1.4
Colombia 3,424 5,120 49.5 3.29 6.05 83.9
Dominican Republic 4,991 4,817 -3.5 5.13 5.82 13.5
Top 15 Countries 206,185 258,412 25.3 210.69 296.37 40.7
Other Countries 73,873 65,384 -11.5 60.84 72.74 19.6
Grand Total 280,058 323,796 15.6 271.53 369.11 35.9

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

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Months of January-May
Destination Quantity Value
2020 2021 Change 2020 2021 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 279,534 321,307 14.9 239.64 300.05 25.2
China 155,199 180,929 16.6 222.69 319.91 43.7
Cuba 72,490 137,438 89.6 59.61 123.45 107.1
Philippines 29,729 87,197 193.3 27.55 78.98 186.7
Taiwan 115,867 74,089 -36.1 106.61 74.47 -30.1
Guatemala 46,938 58,989 25.7 40.89 61.90 51.4
Angola 31,933 55,658 74.3 26.51 41.17 55.3
Canada 49,226 53,501 8.7 83.21 106.94 28.5
Vietnam 73,444 44,095 -40.0 67.06 41.62 -37.9
Haiti 18,958 32,688 72.4 18.22 33.43 83.5
Colombia 28,744 32,462 12.9 32.39 36.27 12.0
South Africa 41,486 29,802 -28.2 35.22 25.61 -27.3
Ghana 21,011 26,867 27.9 21.11 31.73 50.3
Dominican Republic 26,147 24,527 -6.2 29.63 29.05 -2.0
United Arab Emirates 37,574 20,822 -44.6 24.78 16.13 -34.9
Top 15 Countries 1,028,280 1,180,371 14.8 1,035.12 1,320.71 27.6
Other Countries 404,674 309,701 -23.5 372.97 309.09 -17.1
Grand Total 1,432,954 1,490,072 4.0 1,408.09 1,629.80 15.7