USDA estimates a 1.5% rise in EU poultry production by 2021

Published Mar 4, 2021

Tridge summary

The USDA forecasts a 1.5% growth in the EU's chicken meat production in 2021, reaching 12.55 million tons, after a fall in production in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on the foodservice sector. The most significant declines were in Poland, Spain, and the Netherlands, due to factors such as falling demand from the UK and increased competition from Poland. However, countries like Italy and France were able to redirect production to the retail sector, leading to steady or slight increases in domestic production. The temporary closure of slaughter facilities and outbreaks of avian influenza also had minimal impact on EU chicken meat production in 2021, with the exception of Germany. Factors such as higher feed prices, stricter environmental regulations, and high labor costs may limit growth to below 1.5%. Chicken meat imports and exports both saw declines in 2020, with some losses being made up by increased imports from other countries.

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Original content

The USDA has published a report in which it forecasts that by 2021 the production of chicken meat in the EU will grow by 1.5%, reaching 12.55 million t, after the fall of the same percentage in 2020 due to the effects of the covid-19 in the foodservice channel. Polish production declined the most within the EU-27 + UK, as its industry focuses on exporting cuts of chicken meat to the EU foodservice sector. Spanish production also fell as a result of the closure of the hotel industry and the drop in tourism. Chicken meat production in the Netherlands also declined, although its lockdown was not as strict as in other EU-27 member states, such as France, Spain and Italy. The sector suffered from falling demand from the UK and other markets and increasing competition from Poland. In other countries, such as Italy and France, the industry was able to redirect most of the production originally destined for the foodservice sector to the retail sector, causing a steady or slight increase ...

Source: Arriba El Campo