Poultry boom drives corn demand in Pakistan

Published 2025년 5월 6일

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Pakistan's corn demand has reached unprecedented levels due to a surge in poultry production, resulting in an 87% decrease in corn exports in early 2025. The poultry sector's revival, spurred by the resumption of GMO soybean imports in late 2024, has significantly increased corn consumption, which is expected to surpass domestic production with a projected 9.1 million tonnes for 2025/26. Export challenges are exacerbated by poor political decisions and changes in sanitary regulations, prompting the Ministry of Commerce to call for government intervention. UkrAgroConsult provides market insights through its AgriSupp platform.

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Surging poultry production is driving Pakistan’s corn demand to record highs, slashing exports and reshaping the country’s grain market. In the first quarter of 2025, Pakistan’s corn exports experience a drastic 87% drop owing to a mix of administrative hurdles and surging demand from the domestic feed manufacturers. Pakistan exported only 53,000 tonnes of corn in the first 3 months of the year, suspending deliveries to over a dozen countries, including China, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia and Romania, official data showed. In 2024, Pakistan exported 419,000 tonnes of corn, which is 185% up compared with the previous year, largely thanks to a surge in exports to Vietnam. The upward trend has reversed this year, with several contributing factors. In addition, exports may decline under the pressure of booming demand from the domestic feed industry, the USDA said in a recent report. The ban on GMO soybean imports in October 2022 had a severe adverse impact on the poultry industry, ...

Source: UkrAgroConsult