Bulgaria: Poultry and Products Annual
In 2018, Bulgarian broiler meat production grew by 10 percent and duck meat production increased by 18 percent over 2017. Consumer demand for poultry meat reached record levels. 2018 imports declined slightly for the first time in many years, while exports grew by five percent on higher broiler meat shipments within the European Union (EU). CY2019 started with significantly higher broiler inventories. Chicken meat production during the first four months of 2019 was higher over the same period in 2018 and prospects for trade are favorable. Consumer demand is likely to remain strong, particularly due to a likely decrease in pork production following African swine fever outbreaks in the summer of 2019.
