UK the biggest buyer of EU rooster meat

14 November 2024

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The UK is now the only largest consumer for EU rooster meat, accounting for 36% of EU exports, in accordance with a latest US Division of Agriculture (USDA) International Agricultural Info Community (GAIN) report.

The EU exports to UK encompass largely recent and chilled rooster cuts (near half of exports) in addition to preserved or ready rooster meat and offals. 

Sub-Saharan international locations led by Ghana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Liberia, Benin, and Guinea are main shops for low-priced, frozen rooster meat cuts (largely darkish meat and mechanically deboned rooster meat). 

Vietnam, Philippines and Cuba are additionally main export markets for reasonable EU frozen rooster cuts. Exports to Benin in 2024 is perhaps impacted by the crackdown on illicit commerce between Benin and Nigeria.

After a number of years of decline, EU exports of frozen entire chickens to Saudi Arabia have grown by 30% within the first half of 2024, led by increased French exports. It seems that EU rooster meat has regained competitiveness within the Saudi market whereas Brazilian, Ukrainian and Russian rooster meat have misplaced floor.

Whereas EU home markets favor breast and premium chicken cuts, outdoors the EU, the export marketplace for darkish meat cuts stays very aggressive, regardless of of the growing prices of manufacturing.