Poultry Trade
Poultry; live, fowls of the species Gallus Domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls account for $3.04B in world trade. Poultry trade ranks 619th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).
About Poultry Trade
Between 2019 - 2020, the exports of Poultry have grown fastest in the UK ($2.65M), Spain ($10.4M), Belgium ($10M), Pakistan ($3.49M, and Uzbekistan ($3.26M). The top importers of poultry are Iraq, Cambodia, Afghanistan, Slovakia and Portugal.
- In most countries, poultry production is relegated to domestic consumption, but international trade is rising.
- The leading importers of poultry meat are developing countries where cheap, low-quality cuts such as wings, lower legs, necks and giblets sold individually make chicken more accessible to the average consumer.
- Consumers in developed countries tend to buy chicken breast and thigh meat and some drumsticks.
- Poultry meat products are exported frozen.
Growth in poultry imports
Underdeveloped countries are increasingly dependent on poultry meat imports. Their imports increased to around 33 percent in 2019 and continue to show steady growth.
Meat market analysis
Biannual Report on Global Food Markets
The world meat output in 2021 is forecast to expand by 2.2 percent to 346 million tonnes, reflecting an anticipated rebound in China meat production with expansion in Brazi, Viet Nam, the US. and the European Union.
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