1 July 2021, 13:24, Livestock

Ukraine regained its position in top 3 poultry meat exporters to the EU

Poultry meat export from Ukraine to the EU plunged by 54.6% in the period January-April 2021.

Under the data of the European Commission, Ukraine supplied 13.54 thou. t of poultry meat vs. 29.78 thou. t in the prior-year period.

Ukraine regained its position in the TOP 3 poultry meat exporters to the EU countries in 4M 2021. Brazil remains the key supplier, Thailand following.

The EU cut poultry meat imports by 19% to 141.98 thou. t (Jan-Apr 2020: 175.33 thou. t).

Ukraine's largest poultry meat producer, MHP, made the first export supply to the UK. In 2020, the company accounted for 90.9% of the total shipment of poultry products from Ukraine.

Previously reported that Jordan eliminated restrictions for the import of poultry products from Ukraine.