Worldwide Chicken Prices increases rapidly
Due to inflation and disrupted supply chains, red meat has become more expensive. The popularity of chicken as a source of protein has also grown. Moreover, with the cost of chicken feed increasing and energy costs rising along with transportation costs, Omicron disrupts every part of the production line. Labor shortages and lack of truck drivers have led to a worldwide shortage of chicken, which has contributed to the rapid surge in prices. In May 2022, US retail chicken prices reached their highest point in 15 years ($3.70 per kilogram) and were about 20% higher than the last 10-year average price. As demonstrated by Trade Data Pro’s database statistical-analyze chart below:
| Month/Year | Chicken Retail Price(USD/kg) |
| 10/2021 | 2.33 |
| 11/2021 | 2.34 |
| 12/2021 | 2.74 |
| 1/2022 | 2.88 |
| 2/2022 | 2.83 |
| 3/2022 | 3.34 |
| 4/2022 | 3.67 |
| 5/2022 | 3.70 |
*Data Source from theglobaleconomy: Chicken Meat Prices
13,326,000 metric tonnes of broiler meat will be exported globally in 2021, with Brazil and the United States being the main exporters. Turkey ranks 11th globally in terms of exports and consumption of chicken meat, and over the previous five years, the country’s exports of chicken meat have hit a record high (485,100 metric tonnes). Our import/export trade database estimated that Turkey’s export of chicken will rise by almost 10% to 539,000 metric tonnes in 2022.
The increase in demand in China and Turkey’s neighbouring nations, as well as the uncertainty surrounding Ukrainian chicken exports, are the main causes of the predicted significant increase in Turkish broiler meat export. Turkey’s domestic consumption of chicken meat remains largely stable from year to year despite an increase in chicken exports. Turkey produced 2,136,000 MT of chicken meat in 2020, however it only consumed 1,696,000 MT. Turkey produced 2,246,000 MT of chicken meat in 2021, however it only used 1,683,000 MT.
| | Chicken Meat Production (MT) | Consumption (MT) | Est. Volume to Export (MT) |
| 2019 | 2,138,000 | 1,736,000 | 402,000 |
| 2020 | 2,136,000 | 1,696,000 | 440,000 |
| 2021 | 2,246,000 | 1,683,000 | 563,000 |
*Data source from USDA: Data according Poultry and Products Semi Annual- TURKEY
From this article, you will understand more details about boiler meat exports in Turkey through the following questions:
- Which are the top Chicken Meat exporters in Turkey?
- Top Importing Countries of Chicken Meat from Turkey.
- Top Chicken Meat importers worldwide.
Top Chicken Exporters Analysis
Chicken is one of the most popular Halal Food Choice and one of the cheapest source of protein in Turkey (99% of the population is registered as Muslim). There are more than 400 exporters of chicken meat in Turkey. This number is still fast growing as the surging demand for the chicken meat from foreign countries. In the meantime, Turkey does not import any poultry meat as the whole industry is self-sufficient. Another reason for that is the protective tariff for importing chicken meat is 65% tariff and 121% for chicken products under HTS 160232 to discourage the import of poultry meat from foreign competitors.
The leading chicken meat exporters in Turkey are OYTUN PAZARLAMA YUMURTA SANAYI DIS TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI and AKYEM ADANA YEM YAG BIODIZEL TARIM VE SANAYI TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI as per our statistical report. For more exporters’ detail, please refer to the chart below or log into Trade Data Pro’s database for full data access:
| Top Live Chicken Exporters Name | Export Value (in million USD) |
| AKYEM ADANA YEM YAG BIODIZEL TARIM VE SANAYI TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI | 7.25 |
| OYTUN PAZARLAMA YUMURTA SANAYİ DIŞ TİCARET LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ | 4.61 |
| ŞAHİN TAVUKÇULUK YEM GIDA İNŞAAT SANAYİ VE TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKETİ | 3.06 |
| ERKAN SOLAK ULUSLARARASI TAŞIMACILIK İNŞAAT PETROL GIDA TARIM TEKSTİL SANAYİ VE TİCARET LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ | 1.72 |
| Top Frozen/Chilled Chicken Exporters Name | Export Value (in million USD) |
| GEDİK TAVUKÇULUK VETARIM ÜRÜNLERİ TİC SAN A Ş | 58.77 |
| BANVİT BANDIRMA VİTAMİNLİ YEM SANAYİİ A Ş | 52.96 |
| ABALIOĞLU LEZİTA GIDA SANAYİ A Ş | 46.88 |
| ŞENPİLİÇ GIDA SANAYİ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ | 41.82 |
*The statistics is based on CIC Trade Data Pro 2021.4.1-2022.4.1 report
Top Import Countries of Chicken Meat of Turkey
Turkey exports chicken meat to more than 70 countries in the world while Iraq and Iran are the top two destinations as per our database. Although there is a predicted significant increase of about 24% of chicken meat exports in 2022, the intensifying economic crisis and supply chain issues of the neighboring country especially Iraq and Syria are always underlying problems. For more details on the major chicken meat export destinations, please refer to the statiscal data chart below or log into Trade Data Pro for more detailed data:
| Turkey Chicken Export (in MT) | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Iraq | 249,000 | 251,000 | 250,000 |
| Iran | NA | NA | 70,000 |
| Libya | 21,000 | 32,000 | 31,000 |
| Congo | 11,000 | 10,000 | 30,000 |
| China | NA | 2,000 | 29,000 |
| Syria | 7,000 | 6,000 | 10,000 |
*Data source from USDA: Data according Poultry and Products Semi Annual- TURKEY
Which are the top chicken meat importers?
There are more than 200 importers of Turkey broilers meat in the world. As mentioned previously, most of the chicken meat importers are from Iraq and Iran. The two biggest importers of Turkey chicken meat are KHALED ALISSA and AL MAIYDA AL DAHABYA COMPANY GOLDEN TABLE as per our statistical report. For more details about worldwide importers, please refer to the chart below or log into Trade Data Pro’s database for full data access:
| Top Turkey Live Chicken Importers Name | Import Value (in million USD) |
| KHALED ALISSA | 5.74 |
| AL MAIYDA AL DAHABYA COMPANY GOLDEN TABLE | 1.68 |
| YAHYA ZAKKOUR | 1.55 |
| ALAMADI ALAMEEN COMPANY | 1.32 |
| Top Turkey Frozen/Chilled Chicken Importers Name | Import Value (in million USD) |
| DASHT BEHEST ARYA | 43.46 |
| MOHAMMED YOUNUS BAKR BAKR | 31.34 |
| TIANJIN NAVIGATOR INTERNATIONAL TRADING CO LTD | 30.43 |
| COMPANY DENİZ | 26.13 |
*The statistics is based on CIC Trade Data Pro 2021.4.1-2022.4.1 report
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