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Total U.S. poultry exports set another record
Story Date: 11/15/2012
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Source: MEATINGPLACE, 11/15/12
The value of U.S. poultry exports through the third quarter of 2012 set a new year-over-year record of more than $4 billion, the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) reported.
The quantity of poultry exported was just below the all-time record set in 2008, USAPEEC said, citing data from USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service.
U.S. poultry meat exports for January through September reached 3.04 million metric tons, up 6 percent from the same period a year ago. The value of the exports climbed 14 percent to $4.032 billion.
September softness
Broiler meat exports excluding chicken paws set new records in the nine-month period, hitting 2.4 million tons, up 6 percent, at a value of $3.1 billion, up 18 percent.
In the month of September, however, exports of broiler meat excluding paws fell 3 percent to 279,279 tons, compared with the same period a year ago. The value of those exports rose 4 percent to $355.1 million. The decline in tonnage was attributed to decreased shipments in the month to Hong Kong, Russia and Angola.
Key customers
The top markets for U.S. chicken from January through September were:
Mexico, 408,978 tons, up 21 percentRussia, 206,923 tons, up 59 percentCanada, 127,790 tons, up 23 percentAngola, 123,135 tons, up 3 percentCuba, 112,122 tons, up 82 percentOther important markets were:
Iraq (including transshipments via Turkey) 99,005 tons, up slightlyTaiwan, 98,669 tons, up 26 percen
tHong Kong, 85,245 tons, down 54 percentKazakhstan, 74,095 tons, up almost four-foldChina, 65,279 tons, up 43 percent More paws at lower prices
Cumulative chicken paw exports rose 5 percent through the third quarter to 277,144 tons. Export value fell 9 percent to $350.3 million. Of the total paw shipments, 62 percent went to Hong Kong and 36 percent went to mainland China.
For the month of September, exports of paws rose 2 percent from a year ago to 31,023 tons, while export value fell 17 percent to $35.2 million. Shipments to Hong Kong fell 70 percent to 8,275 tons, while exports to mainland China rose more than eight-fold to 21,719 tons.
Record turkey exports
Cumulative turkey exports through the third quarter reached 263,487 tons valued at $489.4 million, both up 15 percent and at new records.
Exports to Mexico, the top U.S. turkey market, hit 138,006 tons, up 8 percent, valued at $271 million, up 6 percent. Shipments to China, the second biggest market, increased 10 percent to 33,561 tons, while their export value climbed 28 percent to $52.2 million.
In September, turkey shipments rose 25 percent to 33,383 tons, with their value up 12 percent to $58.9 million, largely due to increased shipments to China, Philippines, Peru, Benin, Mexico, Canada and Taiwan.
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