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Live poultry: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in live poultry totaled $4 billion (1.3 million tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (19%), France (10%) and the United States (9%); the top importers were the Netherlands (21%), Germany (8%) and Poland (8%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 24%.

Summary

World trade
$4billion
Tonnes
1.3million tonnes
Price per tonne
$2,935
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$743 million · 18.8%
  2. France$412 million · 10.4%
  3. United States$350 million · 8.8%
  4. United Kingdom$350 million · 8.8%
  5. Netherlands$322 million · 8.1%
    re-exports
  6. Belgium$237 million · 6%
    re-exports
  7. Malaysia$192 million · 4.8%
  8. Hungary$165 million · 4.2%
  9. Denmark$128 million · 3.2%
  10. Brazil$124 million · 3.1%
  11. Spain$123 million · 3.1%
  12. Czechia$113 million · 2.9%
  13. Poland$79 million · 2%
  14. Turkey$66 million · 1.7%
  15. Canada$55 million · 1.4%
  16. New Zealand$50 million · 1.3%
  17. Romania$45 million · 1.1%
  18. Lithuania$45 million · 1.1%
  19. Austria$43 million · 1.1%
  20. Slovakia$43 million · 1.1%

Top importers

  1. Netherlands$814 million · 20.6%
    re-exports
  2. Germany$328 million · 8.3%
  3. Poland$323 million · 8.1%
  4. Belgium$221 million · 5.6%
    re-exports
  5. Singapore$182 million · 4.6%
    re-exports
  6. Hungary$135 million · 3.4%
  7. France$127 million · 3.2%
  8. Canada$81 million · 2.1%
  9. Romania$79 million · 2%
  10. Ukraine$76 million · 1.9%
  11. Spain$75 million · 1.9%
  12. Austria$58 million · 1.5%
  13. China$53 million · 1.3%
  14. Italy$48 million · 1.2%
  15. Syria$47 million · 1.2%
  16. United States$47 million · 1.2%
  17. Algeria$43 million · 1.1%
  18. Portugal$40 million · 1%
  19. Slovakia$39 million · 1%
  20. Indonesia$39 million · 0.98%

Trend

Who sells it

Germany has been the top exporter since 2007

Value in USD millions. The five largest exporters in 2024.

  • Germany 743
  • France 412
  • United States 350
  • United Kingdom 350
  • Netherlands 322

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Germany95.7743
France101412
United States131350
United Kingdom68.9350
Netherlands137322

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 40% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $2,935

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$2,094
1996$2,116
1997$2,180
1998$2,221
1999$1,745
2000$2,174
2001$1,958
2002$1,919
2003$2,847
2004$2,765
2005$2,746
2006$2,759
2007$2,837
2008$3,174
2009$4,320
2010$2,497
2011$2,697
2012$2,337
2013$2,434
2014$2,410
2015$1,985
2016$2,231
2017$1,970
2018$2,020
2019$2,032
2020$2,128
2021$2,343
2022$2,829
2023$2,846
2024$2,935

What it includes

  • 0105 · Live poultry

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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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