Chicken exports in April 2023 increased 0.2 percent in quantity and decreased 2.6 percent in value when compared with April 2022, according to USDA.
Chicken exports for April 2023 were as follows:
| U.S. Chicken Exports in the Month of April | ||||||
| Quantity | Value | |||||
| 2022 | 2023 | Change | 2022 | 2023 | Change | |
| metric tons | % | million dollars | % | |||
| Chicken Parts | 300,177 | 303,578 | 1.1 | 393.44 | 386.19 | -1.8 |
| Prepared Chicken Sausages | 7,830 | 6,120 | -21.8 | 28.89 | 26.33 | -8.9 |
| Whole Chickens | 2,459 | 1,464 | -40.5 | 3.67 | 2.39 | -34.8 |
| Total | 310,466 | 311,162 | 0.2 | 425.99 | 414.91 | -2.6 |
Chicken exports for January-April 2023 were as follows:
| U.S. Chicken Exports in the Months of January-April | ||||||
| Quantity | Value | |||||
| 2022 | 2023 | Change | 2022 | 2023 | Change | |
| metric tons | % | million dollars | % | |||
| Chicken Parts | 1,212,570 | 1,220,923 | 0.7 | 1,543.92 | 1,468.37 | -4.9 |
| Prepared Chicken Sausages | 27,459 | 23,834 | -13.2 | 99.01 | 101.54 | 2.6 |
| Whole Chickens | 15,396 | 7,286 | -52.7 | 18.66 | 11.58 | -37.9 |
| Total | 1,255,425 | 1,252,043 | -0.3 | 1,661.59 | 1,581.49 | -4.8 |
Chicken parts exports in April 2023 were as follows:
| Destination | U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Month of April | |||||
| Quantity | Value | |||||
| 2022 | 2023 | Change | 2022 | 2023 | Change | |
| metric tons | % | million dollars | % | |||
| Mexico | 47,526 | 51,017 | 7.3 | 54.34 | 54.92 | 1.1 |
| China | 48,501 | 43,496 | -10.3 | 89.93 | 72.09 | -19.8 |
| Taiwan | 18,788 | 35,867 | 90.9 | 20.52 | 48.80 | 137.9 |
| Cuba | 19,729 | 15,108 | -23.4 | 17.94 | 16.18 | -9.8 |
| Philippines | 16,354 | 14,474 | -11.5 | 17.65 | 14.66 | -16.9 |
| Canada | 9,545 | 9,666 | 1.3 | 33.11 | 27.03 | -18.4 |
| Guatemala | 9,806 | 9,043 | -7.8 | 11.57 | 10.78 | -6.8 |
| Vietnam | 8,758 | 8,948 | 2.2 | 8.57 | 8.30 | -3.1 |
| Angola | 5,744 | 8,199 | 42.7 | 5.75 | 9.42 | 64.0 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8,046 | 7,283 | -9.5 | 8.12 | 7.37 | -9.2 |
| South Africa | 6,901 | 6,016 | -12.8 | 6.65 | 5.31 | -20.1 |
| Georgia | 5,333 | 5,604 | 5.1 | 4.47 | 4.90 | 9.7 |
| Ghana | 6,573 | 5,488 | -16.5 | 8.57 | 6.17 | -28.0 |
| Haiti | 6,617 | 4,584 | -30.7 | 7.22 | 3.99 | -44.8 |
| Dominican Republic | 3,572 | 3,839 | 7.5 | 5.30 | 5.92 | 11.7 |
| Top 15 Countries | 221,793 | 228,632 | 3.1 | 299.68 | 295.85 | -1.3 |
| Other Countries | 78,384 | 74,946 | -4.4 | 93.75 | 90.34 | -3.6 |
| Grand Total | 300,177 | 303,578 | 1.1 | 393.44 | 386.19 | -1.8 |
Chicken parts exports in January-April 2023 were as follows:
| Destination | U.S. Chicken Parts Exports for the Months of January-April | |||||
| Quantity | Value | |||||
| 2022 | 2023 | Change | 2022 | 2023 | Change | |
| metric tons | % | million dollars | % | |||
| Mexico | 203,629 | 230,969 | 13.4 | 230.37 | 230.84 | 0.2 |
| China | 203,257 | 165,611 | -18.5 | 370.76 | 269.93 | -27.2 |
| Taiwan | 78,843 | 101,806 | 29.1 | 81.88 | 131.62 | 60.7 |
| Cuba | 99,004 | 85,153 | -14.0 | 88.80 | 83.35 | -6.1 |
| Guatemala | 46,402 | 44,139 | -4.9 | 54.67 | 46.22 | -15.5 |
| Philippines | 52,493 | 41,735 | -20.5 | 54.10 | 42.25 | -21.9 |
| Canada | 45,912 | 39,401 | -14.2 | 120.47 | 109.75 | -8.9 |
| Angola | 39,270 | 36,658 | -6.7 | 41.35 | 41.67 | 0.8 |
| Vietnam | 28,278 | 36,146 | 27.8 | 26.69 | 32.96 | 23.5 |
| Haiti | 27,024 | 29,608 | 9.6 | 32.77 | 26.46 | -19.3 |
| United Arab Emirates | 23,421 | 25,664 | 9.6 | 21.90 | 23.87 | 9.0 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | 24,217 | 25,337 | 4.6 | 22.02 | 23.32 | 5.9 |
| South Africa | 31,098 | 23,413 | -24.7 | 28.64 | 23.02 | -19.6 |
| Dominican Republic | 20,037 | 21,285 | 6.2 | 27.83 | 24.26 | -12.8 |
| Ghana | 15,870 | 21,175 | 33.4 | 20.64 | 21.38 | 3.6 |
| Top 15 Countries | 938,755 | 928,100 | -1.1 | 1,222.87 | 1,130.87 | -7.5 |
| Other Countries | 273,815 | 292,823 | 6.9 | 321.05 | 337.51 | 5.1 |
| Grand Total | 1,212,570 | 1,220,923 | 0.7 | 1,543.92 | 1,468.37 | -4.9 |
