Chicken exports in March 2022 increased 3.7 percent in quantity and increased 16.7 percent in value when compared with March 2021, according to USDA.

Chicken exports for March 2022 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of March
Quantity Value
2021 2022 Change 2021 2022 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 312,501 327,941 4.9 348.23 413.88 18.9
Prepared Chicken Sausages 9,826 7,516 -23.5 29.00 27.43 -5.4
Whole Chickens 4,173 3,286 -21.3 4.71 4.25 -9.8
Total 326,500 338,743 3.7 381.94 445.56 16.7

Chicken exports for January-March 2022 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Months of January-March
Quantity Value
2021 2022 Change 2021 2022 Change
– metric tons – – percent – -million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 875,427 930,496 6.3 916.00 1,150.49 25.6
Prepared Chicken Sausages 26,413 19,629 -25.7 79.66 70.12 -12.0
Whole Chickens 11,019 12,937 17.4 12.48 15.00 20.2
Total 912,859 963,062 5.5 1,008.14 1,235.61 22.6

Chicken parts exports in March 2022 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of March
Destination Quantity Value
2021 2022 Change 2021 2022 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 64,228 56,856 -11.5 70.01 62.92 -10.1
China 39,245 53,567 36.5 67.09 97.33 45.1
Cuba 32,755 29,182 -10.9 28.34 25.63 -9.6
Taiwan 13,800 18,623 34.9 12.83 19.76 54.0
Canada 11,543 15,400 33.4 23.84 35.44 48.7
Philippines 21,963 15,137 -31.1 19.25 15.25 -20.8
Guatemala 12,995 12,562 -3.3 13.44 14.96 11.3
South Africa 7,535 12,162 61.4 6.64 11.09 67.0
Vietnam 7,738 9,547 23.4 7.35 9.02 22.7
Angola 9,578 9,285 -3.1 7.40 9.84 33.0
United Arab Emirates 3,988 6,878 72.5 3.04 6.29 106.9
Haiti 6,550 6,595 0.7 6.25 7.69 23.0
Congo (Brazzaville) 2,868 6,210 116.5 2.52 6.22 146.8
Dominican Republic 4,846 5,885 21.4 5.96 8.24 38.3
Chile 2,791 5,361 92.1 2.36 5.77 144.5
Top 15 Countries 242,423 263,250 8.6 276.32 335.45 21.4
Other Countries 70,078 64,691 -7.7 71.91 78.43 9.1
Grand Total 312,501 327,941 4.9 348.23 413.88 18.9

Chicken parts exports in January-March 2022 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Months of January-March
Destination Quantity Value
2021 2022 Change 2021 2022 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 166,650 174,207 4.5 166.38 176.03 5.8
China 110,028 154,756 40.7 183.93 280.83 52.7
Cuba 78,908 79,275 0.5 63.74 70.86 11.2
Taiwan 43,926 60,056 36.7 42.59 61.37 44.1
Guatemala 33,362 36,596 9.7 30.74 43.10 40.2
Canada 31,267 36,367 16.3 60.53 87.36 44.3
Philippines 50,021 36,139 -27.8 41.14 36.45 -11.4
Angola 41,846 33,526 -19.9 28.84 35.60 23.4
South Africa 21,141 24,197 14.5 16.84 21.99 30.6
Haiti 19,098 20,407 6.9 17.41 25.55 46.8
Vietnam 30,472 19,520 -35.9 26.87 18.12 -32.6
Congo (Brazzaville) 6,691 18,060 169.9 5.31 16.78 216.0
Dominican Republic 14,965 16,464 10.0 17.18 22.54 31.2
United Arab Emirates 14,525 15,375 5.9 10.17 13.78 35.5
Kazakhstan 12,355 14,009 13.4 10.91 13.31 22.0
Top 15 Countries 675,255 738,954 9.4 722.58 923.67 27.8
Other Countries 200,172 191,542 -4.3 193.42 226.82 17.3
Grand Total 875,427 930,496 6.3 916.00 1,150.49 25.6