Chicken exports in October 2021 decreased 5.3 percent in quantity and increased 24.9 percent in value when compared with October 2020, according to USDA.

Chicken exports for October 2021 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of October
Quantity Value
2020 2021 Change 2020 2021 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 331,273 308,066 -7.0 304.04 369.24 21.4
Prepared Chicken Sausages 4,623 10,856 134.8 16.91 31.99 89.2
Whole Chickens 5,576 4,564 -18.1 5.30 6.21 17.2
Total 341,472 323,486 -5.3 326.25 407.44 24.9

Chicken exports for January-October 2021 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Months of January-October
Quantity Value
2020 2021 Change 2020 2021 Change
– metric tons – – percent – -million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 2,895,659 2,985,800 3.1 2,775.91 3,437.87 23.8
Prepared Chicken Sausages 54,921 102,758 87.1 194.32 297.16 52.9
Whole Chickens 47,542 33,871 -28.8 47.63 45.84 -3.8
Total 2,998,122 3,122,429 4.1 3,017.86 3,780.87 25.3

Chicken parts exports in October 2021 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of October
Destination Quantity Value
2020 2021 Change 2020 2021 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 68,829 55,740 -19.0 49.59 58.14 17.2
China 64,108 38,744 -39.6 84.45 75.69 -10.4
Cuba 15,563 20,991 34.9 11.33 19.57 72.7
Angola 13,114 20,066 53.0 7.83 19.81 153.0
Taiwan 19,280 12,986 -32.6 16.72 12.40 -25.8
Guatemala 8,779 11,574 31.8 7.79 12.52 60.7
Canada 12,478 10,068 -19.3 18.54 23.09 24.5
Philippines 8,978 9,794 9.1 6.99 9.80 40.2
Haiti 9,387 9,291 -1.0 7.43 10.85 46.0
Kazakhstan 3,211 9,247 188.0 2.36 9.10 285.6
Congo (Brazzaville) 4,625 9,187 98.6 3.17 8.07 154.6
Colombia 8,485 8,997 6.0 8.36 10.72 28.2
Ghana 5,317 8,057 51.5 5.10 10.73 110.4
South Africa 3,421 7,336 114.4 2.29 6.65 190.4
United Arab Emirates 1,522 6,392 320.0 0.96 5.46 468.8
Top 15 Countries 247,097 238,470 -3.5 232.91 292.60 25.6
Other Countries 84,176 69,596 -17.3 71.13 76.64 7.7
Grand Total 331,273 308,066 -7.0 304.04 369.24 21.4

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

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Months of January-October
Destination Quantity Value
2020 2021 Change 2020 2021 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 555,814 629,492 13.3 436.44 610.14 39.8
China 390,256 366,099 -6.2 564.51 684.62 21.3
Cuba 143,722 248,089 72.6 118.81 227.69 91.6
Philippines 63,309 138,497 118.8 51.40 128.72 150.4
Taiwan 206,456 131,110 -36.5 189.62 132.67 -30.0
Guatemala 91,709 116,019 26.5 76.82 134.28 74.8
Angola 81,599 113,579 39.2 58.64 99.37 69.5
Canada 117,087 107,304 -8.4 195.12 214.00 9.7
Vietnam 136,392 88,445 -35.2 113.08 84.78 -25.0
Haiti 48,878 70,530 44.3 43.99 77.51 76.2
Colombia 65,547 69,377 5.8 65.34 82.78 26.7
Ghana 46,971 67,278 43.2 44.82 83.26 85.8
Kazakhstan 23,379 65,744 181.2 16.80 63.37 277.2
South Africa 69,353 63,111 -9.0 53.73 57.03 6.1
Dominican Republic 45,153 46,000 1.9 49.40 57.52 16.4
Top 15 Countries 2,085,625 2,320,674 11.3 2,078.52 2,737.74 31.7
Other Countries 810,034 665,126 -17.9 697.39 700.13 0.4
Grand Total 2,895,659 2,985,800 3.1 2,775.91 3,437.87 23.8