TOTAL POULTRY MEAT IMPORTS
Selected Countries
(1,000 Metric Tons in Ready-to-Cook Equivalents)
1992 1993 1994 1995 (p) 1996 (f) 1997
NORTH AMERICA
Canada 62 62 67 82 80 86
Mexico 116 160 190 163 177 194
Subtotal 178 222 257 245 257 280
SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina 42 48 52 20 25 20
Subtotal 42 48 52 20 25 20
EUROPEAN UNION 1/
Belgium-Luxembourg 2 1 2 0 0 2
Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0
France 15 11 10 16 18 17
Germany 101 103 130 120 120 123
Greece 3 3 0 0 0 0
Ireland 0 6 0 0 2 2
Italy 30 27 18 16 16 16
Netherlands 11 22 10 12 18 18
Portugal 0 0 0 4 4 4
Spain 27 26 26 20 20 20
United Kingdom 0 7 5 6 7 10
Subtotal 189 206 201 194 205 212
EASTERN EUROPE
Poland 40 72 61 34 33 36
Romania 32 50 49 26 7 5
Subtotal 72 122 110 60 40 41
FORMER SOVIET UNION
Russia 55 193 501 870 1,050 1,090
Subtotal 55 193 501 870 1,050 1,090
MIDDLE EAST
Saudi Arabia 250 263 275 290 297 247
United Arab Emirates 65 54 63 100 90 95
Subtotal 315 317 338 390 387 342
AFRICA
Egypt 25 2 5 4 2 5
Republic of South Africa 32 26 65 94 85 75
Subtotal 57 28 70 98 87 80
ASIA
China (PRC) 174 240 344 625 750 900
Hong Kong 310 396 533 695 779 871
Japan 406 402 455 549 564 550
Republic of Korea 19 20 24 36 42 44
Singapore 57 58 70 61 59 62
Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0
Subtotal 966 1,116 1,426 1,966 2,194 2,427
TOTAL 1,874 2,252 2,955 3,843 4,245 4,492
SOURCE: FAS post reports, official statistics, and inter-agency analysis.
1/ EU trade excludes intra-EU trade
(p) preliminary (f) forecast
Foreign Agricultural Srvice
Commodity and Marketing Programs
Dairy, Livestock and Poultry Division
March 1997
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