Chicken exports in September 2021 decreased one percent in quantity and increased 27.4 percent in value when compared with September 2020, according to USDA.

Chicken exports for September 2021 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of September
Quantity Value
2020 2021 Change 2020 2021 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 290,720 282,215 -2.9 273.57 339.81 24.2
Prepared Chicken Sausages 5,789 12,186 110.5 19.32 32.70 69.3
Whole Chickens 5,208 4,378 -15.9 5.27 7.30 38.5
Total 301,717 298,779 -1.0 298.16 379.81 27.4

Chicken exports for January-September 2021 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Months of January-September
Quantity Value
2020 2021 Change 2020 2021 Change
– metric tons – – percent – -million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 2,564,385 2,677,734 4.4 2,471.88 3,068.62 24.1
Prepared Chicken Sausages 50,298 91,902 82.7 177.42 265.17 49.5
Whole Chickens 41,966 29,307 -30.2 42.33 39.63 -6.4
Total 2,656,649 2,798,943 5.4 2,691.63 3,373.42 25.3

Chicken parts exports in September 2021 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of September
Destination Quantity Value
2020 2021 Change 2020 2021 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 58,022 55,730 -4.0 40.95 57.98 41.6
China 48,327 36,603 -24.3 68.42 70.42 2.9
Cuba 15,048 17,836 18.5 13.70 17.57 28.2
Angola 11,815 12,985 9.9 7.85 13.29 69.3
Taiwan 11,866 11,723 -1.2 11.71 11.69 -0.2
Guatemala 8,541 10,726 25.6 6.84 13.09 91.4
Canada 14,328 9,798 -31.6 23.57 19.80 -16.0
South Africa 7,585 9,430 24.3 4.93 7.99 62.1
Ghana 6,371 8,323 30.6 5.97 10.13 69.7
Philippines 9,310 8,269 -11.2 6.45 8.19 27.0
Kazakhstan 1,532 8,109 429.3 0.97 7.95 719.6
Colombia 8,994 7,903 -12.1 8.06 10.47 29.9
Vietnam 10,083 6,892 -31.6 7.11 6.53 -8.2
Haiti 7,176 6,338 -11.7 5.62 6.59 17.3
Congo (Kinshasa) 5,015 6,122 22.1 3.09 5.16 67.0
Top 15 Countries 224,013 216,787 -3.2 215.24 266.85 24.0
Other Countries 66,707 65,428 -1.9 58.33 72.96 25.1
Grand Total 290,720 282,215 -2.9 273.57 339.81 24.2

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

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Months of January-September
Destination Quantity Value
2020 2021 Change 2020 2021 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 486,985 573,753 17.8 386.84 552.00 42.7
China 326,148 327,355 0.4 480.06 608.93 26.8
Cuba 128,159 227,098 77.2 107.48 208.12 93.6
Philippines 54,331 128,703 136.9 44.41 118.92 167.8
Taiwan 187,176 118,124 -36.9 172.89 120.27 -30.4
Guatemala 82,929 104,446 25.9 69.03 121.77 76.4
Canada 104,608 97,236 -7.0 176.57 190.92 8.1
Angola 68,486 93,513 36.5 50.81 79.55 56.6
Vietnam 129,993 83,008 -36.1 108.48 79.82 -26.4
Haiti 39,492 61,238 55.1 36.56 66.66 82.3
Colombia 57,062 60,381 5.8 56.98 72.07 26.5
Ghana 41,654 59,221 42.2 39.72 72.53 82.6
Kazakhstan 20,167 56,497 180.1 14.44 54.27 275.8
South Africa 65,932 55,775 -15.4 51.44 50.38 -2.1
Dominican Republic 40,533 41,851 3.3 44.29 51.94 17.3
Top 15 Countries 1,833,655 2,088,199 13.9 1,840.00 2,448.15 33.1
Other Countries 730,730 589,535 -19.3 631.88 620.47 -1.8
Grand Total 2,564,385 2,677,734 4.4 2,471.88 3,068.62 24.1