Chicken exports in August 2021 increased 7.7 percent in quantity and 40.5 percent in value when compared with August 2020, according to USDA.

Chicken exports for August 2021 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of August
Quantity Value
2020 2021 Change 2020 2021 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 291,977 310,908 6.5 272.19 376.79 38.4
Prepared Chicken-Sausages 5,088 11,308 122.2 17.34 31.59 82.2
Whole Chickens 5,624 3,791 -32.6 5.45 6.21 13.9
Total 302,689 326,007 7.7 294.98 414.59 40.5

Chicken exports for January-August 2021 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Months of January-August
Quantity Value
2020 2021 Change 2020 2021 Change
– metric tons – – percent – -million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 2,273,666 2,395,519 5.4 2,198.31 2,728.81 24.1
Prepared Chicken-Sausages 44,510 79,717 79.1 158.09 232.47 47.0
Whole Chickens 36,758 24,929 -32.2 37.05 32.33 -12.7
Total 2,354,934 2,500,165 6.2 2,393.45 2,993.61 25.1

Chicken parts exports in August 2021 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of August
Destination Quantity Value
2020 2021 Change 2020 2021 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 49,830 56,663 13.7 34.75 59.04 69.9
China 40,894 40,311 -1.4 63.27 80.36 27.0
Cuba 14,637 26,280 79.5 12.45 22.69 82.2
Vietnam 13,796 12,810 -7.1 10.22 12.59 23.2
Angola 11,753 12,551 6.8 7.58 12.41 63.7
Kazakhstan 4,314 11,633 169.7 2.63 11.47 336.1
Guatemala 10,289 11,416 11.0 7.50 14.12 88.3
Taiwan 16,131 10,848 -32.8 13.83 11.23 -18.8
Ghana 5,742 10,596 84.5 5.23 13.40 156.2
Canada 15,757 9,649 -38.8 28.48 18.38 -35.5
Philippines 7,455 9,417 26.3 4.77 9.79 105.2
Haiti 6,316 9,036 43.1 5.83 10.02 71.9
Colombia 7,758 6,600 -14.9 6.51 8.70 33.6
Congo (Brazzaville) 4,750 6,332 33.3 2.87 6.22 116.7
South Africa 10,730 6,308 -41.2 6.79 5.80 -14.6
Top 15 Countries 220,152 240,450 9.2 212.71 296.22 39.3
Other Countries 71,825 70,458 -1.9 59.48 80.57 35.5
Grand Total 291,977 310,908 6.5 272.19 376.79 38.4

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

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Months of January-August
Destination Quantity Value
2020 2021 Change 2020 2021 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 428,963 518,022 20.8 345.90 494.02 42.8
China 277,821 290,753 4.7 411.64 538.51 30.8
Cuba 113,111 209,262 85.0 93.78 190.55 103.2
Philippines 45,021 120,434 167.5 37.96 110.72 191.7
Taiwan 175,310 106,401 -39.3 161.18 108.59 -32.6
Guatemala 74,388 93,719 26.0 62.19 108.68 74.8
Canada 90,280 87,438 -3.1 153.01 171.11 11.8
Angola 56,671 80,529 42.1 42.96 66.27 54.3
Vietnam 119,910 76,115 -36.5 101.37 73.29 -27.7
Haiti 32,315 54,900 69.9 30.94 60.07 94.1
Colombia 48,068 52,478 9.2 48.92 61.59 25.9
Ghana 35,283 50,898 44.3 33.75 62.40 84.9
Kazakhstan 18,635 48,388 159.7 13.47 46.32 243.9
South Africa 58,347 46,346 -20.6 46.51 42.39 -8.9
Dominican Republic 36,007 37,080 3.0 39.53 45.43 14.9
Top 15 Countries 1,610,130 1,872,763 16.3 1,623.11 2,179.94 34.3
Other Countries 663,536 522,756 -21.2 575.20 548.87 -4.6
Grand Total 2,273,666 2,395,519 5.4 2,198.31 2,728.81 24.1