Chicken exports in May 2022 increased 15.2 percent in quantity and increased 12.9 percent in value when compared with May 2021, according to USDA.

Chicken exports for May 2022 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of May
Quantity Value
2021 2022 Change 2021 2022 Change
– metric tons – – percent – – million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 287,496 336,940 17.2 373.21 430.87 15.4
Prepared Chicken Sausages 11,308 6,862 -39.3 31.90 26.00 -18.5
Whole Chickens 2,292 3,158 37.8 3.23 3.95 22.3
Total 301,096 346,960 15.2 408.34 460.82 12.9

Chicken exports for January-April 2022 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Exports in the Months of January-May
Quantity Value
2021 2022 Change 2021 2022 Change
– metric tons – – percent – -million dollars – – percent –
Chicken Parts 1,443,323 1,567,613 8.6 1,632.80 1,974.79 20.9
Prepared Chicken Sausages 47,134 34,322 -27.2 139.32 125.01 -10.3
Whole Chickens 15,848 18,554 17.1 19.40 22.61 16.5
Total 1,506,305 1,620,489 7.6 1,791.52 2,122.41 18.5

Chicken parts exports in May 2022 were as follows:

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of May
Destination Quantity Value
2021 2022 Change 2021 2022 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 54,510 69,179 26.9 71.04 62.61 -11.9
China 36,863 54,375 47.5 71.64 96.83 35.2
Taiwan 15,256 34,295 124.8 16.81 41.15 144.8
Philippines 15,315 17,401 13.6 16.32 20.26 24.1
Cuba 28,506 14,248 -50.0 29.70 14.30 -51.9
United Arab Emirates 2,563 9,521 271.5 2.57 9.84 282.9
Canada 11,849 9,517 -19.7 26.31 36.59 39.1
Guatemala 13,031 9,354 -28.2 16.11 10.73 -33.4
Haiti 7,191 8,887 23.6 8.96 9.80 9.4
Ghana 5,287 8,308 57.1 7.19 9.91 37.8
Vietnam 6,899 7,794 13.0 7.64 7.71 0.9
Angola 6,508 6,619 1.7 5.85 7.01 19.8
Georgia 3,238 5,151 59.1 2.41 4.22 75.1
Gambia, The 1,005 5,019 399.4 1.01 5.45 439.6
Congo (Brazzaville) 3,994 4,879 22.2 3.95 4.28 8.4
Top 15 Countries 212,015 264,547 24.8 287.51 340.69 18.5
Other Countries 75,481 72,393 -4.1 85.70 90.18 5.2
Grand Total 287,496 336,940 17.2 373.21 430.87 15.4

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

U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Months of January-May
Destination Quantity Value
2021 2022 Change 2021 2022 Change
— metric tons — — percent — — million dollars — — percent —
Mexico 274,559 290,912 6.0 303.04 292.97 -3.3
China 180,929 257,632 42.4 319.91 467.58 46.2
Cuba 137,438 113,252 -17.6 123.45 103.10 -16.5
Taiwan 74,089 113,138 52.7 74.47 123.03 65.2
Philippines 87,197 69,894 -19.8 78.98 74.36 -5.8
Guatemala 58,989 55,756 -5.5 61.90 65.40 5.7
Canada 53,501 55,429 3.6 106.94 157.06 46.9
Angola 55,658 45,889 -17.6 41.17 48.35 17.4
Vietnam 44,095 36,071 -18.2 41.62 34.40 -17.3
South Africa 29,802 35,958 20.7 25.61 33.65 31.4
Haiti 32,688 35,911 9.9 33.43 42.57 27.3
United Arab Emirates 20,822 32,942 58.2 16.13 31.74 96.8
Congo (Brazzaville) 14,093 29,096 106.5 12.11 26.29 117.1
Dominican Republic 24,527 24,629 0.4 29.05 34.57 19.0
Kazakhstan 20,112 24,271 20.7 18.31 23.49 28.3
Top 15 Countries 1,108,499 1,220,780 10.1 1,286.12 1,558.56 21.2
Other Countries 334,824 346,833 3.6 346.68 416.23 20.1
Grand Total 1,443,323 1,567,613 8.6 1,632.80 1,974.79 20.9