The National Poultry Association of Belgium is not happy with the Dutch import of Ukrainian chicken

This makes the Netherlands by far the largest importer of chicken from Ukraine, which is allowed to enter the EU tariff-free due to war conditions. Due to the low grain price, Ukrainian chicken can be produced cheaply. Before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, that chicken mainly went to countries outside the EU. Of the 20,000 tons of Ukrainian chicken that comes to the EU every month, 60 percent goes to the Netherlands. According to the National Poultry Association, this amounts to 20 million meat chickens, which corresponds to the production of Belgium. This import mainly concerns chicken fillet, the most expensive part of the chicken, which makes the pressure even greater. Market disruptive Because the chicken is not produced according to EU standards, while the Netherlands and Europe turn a blind eye to this, there is hypocrisy, according to the National Poultry Association. This disrupts the market, while only one major company in Ukraine, MHP, benefits from the ...