Chicken exports in April increased 6.2 percent in quantity; 13.6 percent in value, according to USDA

On June 10, 2022, in Chicken Exports, by Debra Newman

Chicken exports in April 2022 increased 6.2 percent in quantity and increased 13.6 percent in value when compared with April 2021, according to USDA.

Chicken exports for April 2022 were as follows:

	U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of April
	Quantity			Value
	2021	2022	Change	2021	2022	Change
	– metric tons –		– percent –	– million dollars –		– percent –
Chicken Parts	280,400	300,177	7.1	343.59	393.44	14.5
Prepared Chicken Sausages	9,413	7,830	-16.8	27.76	28.89	4.1
Whole Chickens	2,536	2,459	-3.0	3.69	3.67	-0.5
Total	292,349	310,466	6.2	375.04	426.00	13.6

Chicken exports for January-April 2022 were as follows:

	U.S. Chicken Exports in the Months of January-April
	Quantity			Value
	2021	2022	Change	2021	2022	Change
	– metric tons –		– percent –	-million dollars –		– percent –
Chicken Parts	1,155,827	1,230,673	6.5	1,259.59	1,543.92	22.6
Prepared Chicken Sausages	35,826	27,459	-23.4	107.42	99.01	-7.8
Whole Chickens	13,555	15,396	13.6	16.17	18.66	15.4
Total	1,205,208	1,273,528	5.7	1,383.18	1,661.59	20.1

Chicken parts exports in April 2022 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of April
Destination	Quantity			Value
Destination	2021	2022	Change	2021	2022	Change
	— metric tons —		— percent —	— million dollars —		— percent —
China	34,038	48,501	42.5	64.34	89.93	39.8
Mexico	53,399	47,526	-11.0	65.62	54.34	-17.2
Cuba	30,024	19,729	-34.3	30.02	17.94	-40.2
Taiwan	14,908	18,788	26.0	15.08	20.52	36.1
Philippines	21,861	16,354	-25.2	21.52	17.65	-18.0
Guatemala	12,596	9,806	-22.1	15.05	11.57	-23.1
Canada	10,385	9,545	-8.1	20.11	33.11	64.6
Vietnam	6,724	8,758	30.2	7.11	8.57	20.5
United Arab Emirates	3,734	8,046	115.5	3.40	8.12	138.8
South Africa	3,517	6,901	96.2	3.75	6.65	77.3
Haiti	6,400	6,617	3.4	7.06	7.22	2.3
Ghana	5,060	6,573	29.9	6.51	8.57	31.6
Congo (Brazzaville)	3,409	6,157	80.6	2.85	5.24	83.9
Angola	7,305	5,744	-21.4	6.48	5.75	-11.3
Colombia	6,860	5,685	-17.1	7.86	7.72	-1.8
Top 15 Countries	220,220	224,730	2.0	276.76	302.90	9.4
Other Countries	60,180	75,447	25.4	66.83	90.54	35.5
Grand Total	280,400	300,177	7.1	343.59	393.44	14.5

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

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Months of January-April
Destination	Quantity			Value
Destination	2021	2022	Change	2021	2022	Change
	— metric tons —		— percent —	— million dollars —		— percent —
Mexico	220,049	221,732	0.8	232.00	230.37	-0.7
China	144,067	203,257	41.1	248.27	370.76	49.3
Cuba	108,933	99,004	-9.1	93.75	88.80	-5.3
Taiwan	58,834	78,843	34.0	57.67	81.88	42.0
Philippines	71,882	52,493	-27.0	62.66	54.10	-13.7
Guatemala	45,958	46,402	1.0	45.79	54.67	19.4
Canada	41,653	45,912	10.2	80.64	120.47	49.4
Angola	49,151	39,270	-20.1	35.32	41.35	17.1
South Africa	24,658	31,098	26.1	20.58	28.64	39.2
Vietnam	37,197	28,278	-24.0	33.99	26.69	-21.5
Haiti	25,497	27,024	6.0	24.47	32.77	33.9
Congo (Brazzaville)	10,100	24,217	139.8	8.16	22.02	169.9
United Arab Emirates	18,259	23,421	28.3	13.56	21.90	61.5
Dominican Republic	19,709	20,037	1.7	23.22	27.83	19.9
Kazakhstan	15,864	19,669	24.0	14.15	18.95	33.9
Top 15 Countries	891,811	960,657	7.7	994.23	1,221.20	22.8
Other Countries	264,016	270,016	2.3	265.36	322.72	21.6
Grand Total	1,155,827	1,230,673	6.5	1,259.59	1,543.92	22.6

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