Ukraine: Poultry and Products Annual

Ukraine’s chicken meat production and exports are expected to decline in 2021 with a slow rebound in 2022. Slimmer production margins due to increased feed costs led to production contraction by smaller producers and bankruptcy of the second largest Ukrainian poultry manufacturer. Steadily growing poultry prices will lead to some production recovery in 2022. Ukraine will continue to import cheap offal and export premium cuts and whole birds. Accelerated imports will compensate for production decreases in 2021 and to some extent in 2022. Middle Eastern markets and former Soviet Union countries will be Ukraine’s major chicken meat export destinations in 2021/22. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza outbreaks had a negative impact on Ukraine’s chicken meat exports in the first half of 2021, but no new outbreaks have been reported since May.