In 2020, global imports of fresh, chilled, or frozen chicken totaled 21.4 billion dollars.
Imported frozen poultry meat accounted for 15.9 billion dollars which is 74.3 percent of the total.
In comparison, worldwide spending on fresh or chilled chicken imports accounts for 5.5 billion dollars which accounts for 25.7 percent.
Since 2016, when frozen chicken meat shipments were valued at 14.4 billion dollars, the value of frozen chicken imports has climbed by an average of 11 percent.
Imported frozen poultry lost minus 2.6 percent in value from 2019 to 2021.
Imports of fresh or chilled chicken have slowed by minus 6.8 percent since 2016, and their value has declined by minus 7.6 percent year over year.
Asia purchased 63.5 percent of frozen chicken imports but only 6.6 percent of fresh or chilled chicken on a continental level.
Importers in Europe, on the other hand, purchased 80 percent of all imported fresh or chilled chicken and only 16.9 percent of frozen chicken.
Fresh or chilled chicken accounted for 12.8 percent of the global subtotal, while frozen poultry meat accounted for 2.8 percent.
Importers from Africa accounted for 9.5 percent of foreign frozen chicken purchases, compared to 0.4 percent for fresh or chilled poultry.
Oceania, led by Australia, is the smallest continent for importing chicken, with 0.7 percent for frozen items and a meager 0.04 percent for fresh or chilled chickens.
Top Fresh Chicken Importing Countries
The 15 buyer countries with the largest dollar value of fresh or chilled chicken imports in 2021, including whole chicken and cut parts, are shown in this video. Keep watching.
Germany: 815 million dollars accounting for 14.8 percent of fresh or chilled chicken imported
683.6 million dollars in France accounts for 12.4 percent
The United Kingdom with 673.5 million dollars stands at 12.2 percent
523.6 million dollars in the Netherlands account for 9.5 percent
460.7 million dollars in Mexico stands at 8.3 percent
Belgium with 292.6 million dollars equates 5.3 percent
207.4 million dollars in Hong Kong accounts for 3.8 percent. Same with China
191.4 million dollars in Canada stands at 3.5 percent
143.8 million dollars in Slovakia stands at 2.6 percent
143.7 million dollars from the Russian Federation equates 2.6 percent
132 million dollars with Ireland accounting for 2.4 percent
127 million dollars from the Czech Republic account for 2.3 percent
104.9 million dollars in Austria is equivalent to 1.9 percent
72.3 million dollars for Hungary stands at 1.3 percent
71.9 million dollars in Switzerland account for 1.3 percent
Slovakia went up by 182.7 percent, Hungary was up by 139 percent, Belgium came up by 46.1 percent, and Hong Kong was the fastest-growing importer of fresh or chilled chicken since 2016 coming up by 37 percent.
Canada was down by minus 36.3 percent, Ireland came down by minus 33.8 percent, and the United Kingdom which was down by minus 33.8 percent all saw decreases in their imported fresh or chilled chicken sales.
In 2021, the 15 nations earlier mentioned exported 84.1 percent of all fresh or chilled chicken imported by value.
Top Frozen Chicken Importing Countries
The 15 nations with the largest dollar value of frozen chicken imports in 2020 are shown here
China: 3.4 billion dollars accounting for 21.6 percent of imported frozen chicken
Saudi Arabia with 1.11 billion dollars accounts for 7.0 percent
1.1 billion dollars in Japan which is equivalent to 6.9 percent
658.4 million dollars in Hong Kong stands at 4.1 percent
534.6 million dollars in the United Arab Emirates is equivalent to 3.4 percent
463.7 million dollars for Iraq stands at 2.9 percent
456.7 million pounds from the United Kingdom accounts for 2.9 percent
300.1 million dollars in the Netherlands account for 1.9 percent
France with 296.6 million dollars accounts for 1.9 percent
Germany with 292.8 million dollars stands at 1.8 percent
283 million dollars in Vietnam stands at 1.8 percent
281.9 million dollars in South Africa accounts for 1.8 percent
271.6 million dollars in Singapore accounts for 1.7 percent
253.4 million dollars to Cuba accounts for 1.6 percent
235.8 million dollars to Ghana is equivalent to 1.5 percent
China was up by 180.4 percent, Vietnam came up by 171.1 percent, Ghana up by 131.3 percent, and the Netherlands was the fastest-growing importer of frozen chicken during 2016 coming up by 11.7 percent.
Hong Kong came down by minus 40.7 percent, Saudi Arabia was down by minus 21.3 percent, the United Arab Emirates came down by minus 19.7 percent, and South Africa was among the nations that saw decreases in imported frozen chicken imports coming down by minus 17.5 percent.
In 2021, the 15 nations previously mentioned exported 62.6 percent of all frozen chicken imports in terms of value.
Chicken Exports by Country
Fresh chicken shipments accounted for 6.2 billion dollars in global sales in 2021, while exported frozen chicken accounted for 15.5 billion dollars in international sales.
Since 2016, when fresh chicken meat shipments were valued at 5.5 billion dollars, the value of fresh chicken exports by country has climbed by an average of 12.7 percent.
Over the same five-year period, total frozen chicken meat shipments increased by 5.3 percent.
The top five fresh chicken exporters which are the Netherlands, Poland, Belgium, the United States, and Germany accounted for slightly over two-thirds of the global total which is 67.5 percent.
Exports of frozen poultry are more concentrated, with the top five shippers accounting for 71.6 percent of global exports namely: Brazil, the United States, Netherlands, Thailand, and Poland.
Top Fresh Chicken Exporting Countries
The 15 nations with the largest dollar value of fresh or chilled chicken exported in 2021, including both cut and uncut fresh meat, are shown here.
The Netherlands with a GDP of 1.4 billion dollars accounts for 22.8 percent of total fresh poultry exports
1.2 billion dollars for Poland stands at 19 percent
Belgium with 636.3 million dollars accounts for 10.2 percent
581.2 million dollars in the United States is equivalent to 9.3 percent
383.1 million dollars in Germany is 6.1 percent
257.7 million dollars in China equates 4.1 percent
188.6 million dollars in France translates to 3 percent
164.9 million dollars in Austria accounts for 2.6 percent
153.1 million dollars in Italy is 2.5 percent
Belarus with 141.2 million dollars accounts for 2.3 percent
The United Kingdom with 125.2 million dollars stands at 2 percent
123.8 million dollars in Hungary accounts for 2 percent
123.2 million dollars in Spain is 2 percent
Saudi Arabia with 100.8 million dollars accounts for 1.6 percent
87.3 million dollars in Romania stands at 1.4 percent
In terms of value, the nations previously listed generated 91 percent of all fresh chicken shipped in 2021.
Poland was up by 65.3 percent, Austria came up by 54.7 percent, the United Kingdom went up by 46.3 percent, and China was the fastest-growing fresh poultry export since 2016 up by 36.8 percent.
The United States came down by minus 14.8 percent, Germany was down by minus 14.5 percent, Belarus came down by minus 6.8 percent, and Belgium which was down by minus 6.8 percent also saw declines in their exports of fresh poultry
Top Frozen Chicken Exporting Countries
Leaders in the export of fresh chicken flesh:
The United States and the Netherlands are also among the top frozen chicken exporters.
However, they lag significantly behind Brazil in terms of frozen poultry sales worldwide.
The 15 nations with the largest dollar value of frozen chicken exports in 2021 are discussed here. continue watching ...
Brazil: 5.5 billion dollars accounts for 35.4 percent of total frozen poultry
2.8 billion dollars in the United States accounts for 18.2 percent
1.1 billion dollars in the Netherlands account for 7.2 percent
Thailand with 882.5 million dollars is 5.7 percent
796 million dollars in Poland stands at 5.1 percent
Turkey with a budget of 521.8 million dollars stands at3.4 percent
478.8 million dollars for Ukraine stands at 3.1 percent
392.9 million dollars in Russia is 2.5 percent
307.9 million dollars from Chile stands at 2 percent
303.4 million dollars in Argentina accounts for 2 percent
236.5 million dollars in France is 1.5 percent
216.9 million dollars in the United Kingdom stands at 1.4 percent
181.4 million dollars in China accounts for 1.2 percent
179.2 million dollars in Belgium stands at 1.2 percent
154.9 million dollars in Germany is 1 percent
Belarus with 144 million dollars stands at 0.9 percent
In terms of value, the 15 countries previously mentioned transported 91.7 percent of all frozen chicken meat exported in 2021.
Russia was up by 310.5 percent, Belarus came up by 157.2 percent, Ukraine was up by 82.1 percent, and Thailand was the fastest-growing frozen poultry export since 2016 up by 79.6 percent.
France came down by minus 30.5 percent, Germany was down by minus 23.3 percent, China went down by minus 21.6 percent, and Brazil was the country with the lowest export freezing poultry sales down by minus 7.8 percent.