Chicken exports in January 2022 decreased 3.4 percent in quantity and increased 25.6 percent in value when compared with January 2021, according to USDA.

Chicken exports for January 2022 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of January
Quantity Value
2021 2022 Change 2021 2022 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 291,893 279,672 -4.2 284.28 357.71 25.8
Prepared Chicken Sausages 15,850 14,106 -11.0 36.41 43.05 18.2
Whole Chickens 3,243 6,669 105.6 3.59 6.44 79.4
Total 310,986 300,447 -3.4 324.28 407.20 25.6

Chicken parts exports in January 2022 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of January
Destination Quantity Value
2021 2022 Change 2021 2022 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
China 36,657 51,063 39.3 59.27 94.29 59.1
Mexico 55,574 50,356 -9.4 49.25 57.55 16.9
Taiwan 13,703 19,729 44.0 12.32 19.27 56.4
Cuba 21,813 18,940 -13.2 16.95 17.97 6.0
Angola 19,281 11,923 -38.2 12.65 11.97 -5.4
Guatemala 10,378 11,406 9.9 8.39 13.02 55.2
Philippines 13,643 9,775 -28.4 10.28 9.51 -7.5
Canada 9,812 8,800 -10.3 17.50 23.70 35.4
Haiti 6,921 7,371 6.5 6.01 10.01 66.6
Congo (Brazzaville) 1,890 5,384 184.9 1.30 4.93 279.2
Kazakhstan 3,254 5,247 61.2 2.67 4.98 86.5
United Arab Emirates 4,482 4,812 7.4 2.81 4.10 45.9
South Africa 5,399 4,199 -22.2 3.92 3.81 -2.8
Georgia 4,317 4,198 -2.8 2.75 3.05 10.9
Dominican Republic 5,831 3,984 -31.7 6.73 6.17 -8.3
Top 15 Countries 212,955 217,187 2.0 212.80 284.33 33.6
Other Countries 78,938 62,485 -20.8 71.48 73.38 2.7
Grand Total 291,893 279,672 -4.2 284.28 357.71 25.8