Country Markets

Poultry buyer markets and project procurement

Dated poultry and egg trade research, destination checks and separate farm or hatchery project planning. Historical flows do not establish current import eligibility, supplier availability or project costs.

Buyer-country research · English evidence edition

Poultry imports, egg supply and destination checks

Start with the exact product, then its dated trade evidence and current import conditions. Japan, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Hong Kong have documented flows or supply signals below. None is a list of approved HatchMatch suppliers or an assurance that a shipment is eligible.

Research checked 19 October 2026. Historical quantities are not live demand, available stock, prices or project budgets. Authorities can change restrictions after this date; staff and the licensed importer must recheck the exact origin, plant, product and consignment.

Japan

Chicken meat

Japan's chicken-meat imports from Brazil, actual-weight basis · FY2024 (April 2024–March 2025): 429,383 tonnes; ALIC Livestock Yearbook 2025, citing Japan Ministry of Finance trade statistics · reported trade
Brazilian chicken exports to Japan (exporter-reported flow) · 2024 calendar year: 437,966 tonnes; ALIC, April 2025, citing Brazil SECEX · reported trade

ALIC reports Brazil accounted for about 70% of Japan's FY2024 chicken-meat imports. Its yearbook treats chicken-meat preparations separately; this is not a 70% share of all poultry species or all processed products. Concentration creates exposure to disease suspensions, regional restrictions and disrupted shipping; ask for an eligible alternative origin and a contingency delivery plan.

Limits: The 429,383-tonne fiscal-year observation is Japanese import data; the 437,966-tonne calendar-year observation is Brazilian export data. Different periods and reporting sides explain why these are not interchangeable. The official denominator is chicken meat, not every poultry product. Raw chicken and heat-treated preparations require separate customs and veterinary scopes.

Japan poultry and egg import intelligence: access by origin, trade flows and buyer types

Eligibility is not confirmed

MAFF Animal Quarantine Service — poultry meat conditions and current suspensions

Match origin, municipality/region, establishment and exact product to bilateral animal-health conditions.
Recheck HPAI and Newcastle restrictions, slaughter/production dates and certificate wording with AQS.
Do not assume heat treatment exempts a product unless the agreed conditions expressly allow it.

Request evidence with scope, issuing authority, date and expiry. An uploaded certificate, past shipment or country approval alone does not prove current plant or shipment permission.

Singapore

Chicken meat · Table eggs

Total chicken supply, not imports alone or a chilled/frozen split · 2025: 215,800 tonnes; SFA Singapore Food Statistics 2025, page 6 (published 2026) · reported supply
Total hen shell-egg supply, including local supply · 2025: 2,288 million eggs; SFA Singapore Food Statistics 2025, page 6 · reported supply

SFA reports more than 90% food import dependence overall—not a poultry-specific rate. Its 2025 source additions distinguish Lithuania shell eggs; Brazil, Lithuania and Paraguay processed eggs; and Greece, Lithuania and Paraguay poultry. These are dated accreditation changes, not a blanket current shipment clearance (SFA 2025 statistics, pages 6–8).

Limits: Do not substitute processed-egg approval for shell eggs. Paraguay's June 2025 circular specifically covers frozen poultry/poultry products and processed eggs. Aggregate chicken supply does not establish demand for each cut or temperature state.

Eligibility is not confirmed

SFA overseas-source accreditation database

Check exact source country, product category and establishment in the current database and approved-source list.
Confirm importer licence/permit and product-specific health certificate requirements.
The SFA country/product table updated 14 July 2026 lists Brazil for frozen/processed poultry and processed eggs, not shell eggs or chilled poultry. Lithuania shell eggs carry A6 (no establishment approved), despite the 2025 country announcement. Paraguay processed eggs likewise carry A6; frozen poultry is listed separately. Check the table legend and current database, not announcements alone.
Match the SFA HPAI suspension list (8 October 2026 snapshot) to exact regions/zones, slaughter/export dates and veterinary treatment conditions. A listed country is not automatic shipment clearance; recheck restrictions before dispatch.

Request evidence with scope, issuing authority, date and expiry. An uploaded certificate, past shipment or country approval alone does not prove current plant or shipment permission.

Saudi Arabia

Chicken meat

Frozen chicken cuts/offal excluding livers — WITS legacy HS020741 series · 2023: 327,215 tonnes; UN Comtrade via World Bank WITS · reported trade

Local production and imports coexist. USDA FAS lists chicken-meat production of 1.18 million tonnes in MY2024/25 and a 1.2 million-tonne forecast for MY2025/26; this marketing-year series must not be equated with calendar-year national statistics. Import demand is not evidence that Saudi Arabia is wholly import-dependent.

Limits: The import observation is older and specific to a legacy frozen-cuts series; confirm the HS revision before comparison. MEWA's >85% by 2030 self-sufficiency goal cited by FAS in 2021 is a historical policy target, not today's achieved rate. No Saudi egg-import demand is inferred from domestic egg output.

Eligibility is not confirmed

SFDA current product-first country and establishment lists

Select the poultry product, origin country and exact establishment in the SFDA lists; permitted import requires approved establishments. Country listing alone or another meat category does not approve a poultry plant.
Check current region-specific HPAI/Newcastle decisions and any documented heat-treatment exception.
Confirm veterinary health documentation and recognized halal/slaughter documentation for the relevant meat product; do not apply slaughter requirements to equipment or eggs.

SFDA country-first list

Request evidence with scope, issuing authority, date and expiry. An uploaded certificate, past shipment or country approval alone does not prove current plant or shipment permission.

United Arab Emirates

Chicken meat

Brazilian chicken exports to UAE (exporter-reported flow) · 2024 calendar year: 453,763 tonnes; ALIC, April 2025, citing Brazil SECEX · reported trade

An observed chicken trade corridor, not total UAE consumption or proof of local shortage. Separate raw chilled/frozen chicken, cooked preparations and local production plans. Exporter-reported flows may differ from destination customs data and do not measure final consumption or re-exports.

Limits: No UAE table-egg demand/eligibility claim is made. Live-bird, day-old chick and hatching-egg country controls are separate from poultry-meat slaughterhouse approval and do not authorize table eggs.

Eligibility is not confirmed

MOCCAE approved slaughterhouse list — 7 October 2026

Match the country, permitted meat type/comments and applicable slaughterhouse approval scope in the 7 October 2026 list, including amendments and suspensions. Recheck the latest version; listed origin is not shipment clearance.
Confirm importer permits, veterinary health and applicable halal documentation for the product.
Recheck animal-health restrictions and certificate/treatment conditions for the actual origin and dispatch date.

Request evidence with scope, issuing authority, date and expiry. An uploaded certificate, past shipment or country approval alone does not prove current plant or shipment permission.

Hong Kong

Fresh/chilled whole poultry — species to confirm

Fresh or chilled whole poultry — WITS legacy HS020710, not chicken-only · 2024: 95,795.4 tonnes; UN Comtrade via World Bank WITS · reported trade

A narrow whole-poultry import signal. The source does not isolate chicken from other species: select the buyer's species and confirm a matching customs code before sizing a chicken program. Do not extend this observation to frozen cuts, processed poultry or eggs.

Limits: Legacy code descriptions must be checked against the applicable HS edition. Trade data and an old approved-plant PDF are not current CFS clearance.

Eligibility is not confirmed

Hong Kong CFS — import control for meat, poultry and eggs

Confirm a Department-recognized source and health-certificate issuer, exact product scope and current regional disease suspensions. Apply establishment requirements where the specific route requires them; do not universalize mainland chilled-chicken rules to every origin.
Confirm importer registration, relevant import licence and official health certificate.
State delivery temperature and remaining shelf life; check egg-specific requirements separately rather than borrowing meat rules.

Request evidence with scope, issuing authority, date and expiry. An uploaded certificate, past shipment or country approval alone does not prove current plant or shipment permission.

Keep food products, breeding material and project procurement separate

Raw fresh/chilled/frozen chicken: Specify species, whole bird or cuts, bone/skin, grade/size, net tonnes per shipment, temperature and shelf life. The existing food brief uses chilled/frozen states; describe fresh/chilled requirements explicitly, never imply a new live-bird option.
Processed poultry: Separate cooked/heat-treated preparations from raw cuts. State recipe/product form, treatment record, packing, allergens and destination certificate scope. No dedicated country-product processed-poultry demand is inferred here; other poultry products receive human scope review.
Table eggs and processed eggs: State food eggs versus egg products, shell colour, grade/weight, eggs per tray/case, quantity, laying/processing window, storage and remaining shelf life. These are not hatching eggs; source accreditation can differ for shell and processed eggs.
Day-old chicks, hatching eggs and breeder stock: No buyer supply category enabled here. Breed/strain, age, fertility or health documentation, origin flock and quarantine conditions need a separate support and veterinary review. Do not submit them as food eggs or use an equipment RFQ as a livestock-order workaround.
Hatchery equipment: Specify eggs set per week, transfer schedule, setters/hatchers, utilities, biosecurity separation, acceptance tests and installation/service scope. Meat import flows do not prove equipment import eligibility or installed capacity.
Farm and turnkey/EPC project procurement: Define broiler/layer/breeder purpose, site, bird capacity, housing, ventilation, feed/water systems and commissioning boundaries. HatchMatch coordinates procurement; it does not build, own or operate the facility.

Before a commercial request

Choose product/species and processing state; state cuts or egg grade/size, packaging and requested certifications.
Enter volume per shipment, delivery frequency, production/delivery window, preferred origin and destination port.
State cold-chain responsibilities, remaining shelf life, Incoterm and named place. Halal is a relevant meat requirement where applicable, not assumed vendor status.
Identify the importer of record and current veterinary/health, origin/plant and disease restrictions. Put documentary questions in handling requirements or notes; private evidence exchange stays with staff.
Declare USD250,000+ total annual/seasonal/lot value for food requests, or USD250,000+ project value for infrastructure. Estimates do not establish a supplier price, available volume or compliance.

HatchMatch is a buyer-first marketplace/intermediary, not a poultry producer, exporter or operator. Buyer tools and buyer service are free; suppliers or financiers may pay under separate commercial arrangements. Requests receive human review, not instant orders; identities and counterparties stay mediated by HatchMatch, with no direct-contact bypass or availability/compliance guarantee.

Poultry & egg buyer brief Farm or hatchery project RFQ

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South Korea

USDA FAS September 2025 reports imports resumed from HPAI-free Brazilian areas after regionalization was adopted. This supersedes treating the June 2025 proposal as the latest evidence, but is not the final Korean legal instrument or current APQA plant/region clearance. Reported import forecasts are not verified realized trade. No Korea-specific sourcing opportunity is enabled until observed demand and current final product/origin conditions are checked.

No additional countries added without a comparable demand and eligibility check. No new egg-import claims for Japan, Saudi Arabia, UAE or Hong Kong, nor chick/hatching-egg/breeder-stock supply claims for any destination.

Primary sources and recheck points

Market map

Poultry market map 2025: buyer and source markets by product

Brazil, Poland and the United States were the three largest reported poultry-meat exporters in both 2024 and 2025. Chicks, eggs and equipment have different leaders: each product below uses its own customs code, so meat trade is never used to judge hatchery or chick demand.

Source: UN Comtrade data published by World Bank WITS, checked 22 October 2026. 2025 reporting is still incomplete, so a missing or lower 2025 figure can mean "not yet reported". Trade value is a proxy for observed trade — not market size, current price, import eligibility or supplier availability.

Poultry meat · HS 0207

Top-3 source markets in both years: Brazil, Poland, United States.

Buyer markets (reported imports)

Poultry meat — HS 0207, Buyer markets (reported imports), 2025 and 2024
Reporter	2025	2024	Change
Germany860,031 t	USD 3.28 billion	USD 2.24 billion	+47%
United Kingdom578,411 t	USD 2.64 billion	USD 2.09 billion	+26.4%
France615,578 t	USD 2.47 billion	USD 2.04 billion	+21.2%
Mexico	USD 2.14 billion	USD 1.91 billion	+12%
Netherlands754,178 t	USD 1.91 billion	USD 1.56 billion	+22.2%

Top 3 reporters hold 26.1% of reported country imports in 2025 (22.9% in 2024). 121 reporters had published 2025 data, against 148 for 2024. 2025 source · 2024 source

Source markets (reported exports)

Poultry meat — HS 0207, Source markets (reported exports), 2025 and 2024
Reporter	2025	2024	Change
Brazil4,960,900 t	USD 8.82 billion	USD 9.08 billion	-2.9%
Poland1,782,690 t	USD 6.05 billion	USD 4.82 billion	+25.5%
United States2,822,900 t	USD 4.75 billion	USD 4.77 billion	-0.4%
Netherlands1,242,500 t	USD 3.72 billion	USD 3.13 billion	+18.7%
Thailand516,531 t	USD 1.47 billion	USD 1.39 billion	+6.1%

Top 3 reporters hold 52.9% of reported country exports in 2025 (53.9% in 2024). 98 reporters had published 2025 data, against 121 for 2024. 2025 source · 2024 source

Eggs in shell (table and hatching combined) · HS 0407

HS 0407 combines table and hatching eggs of all species; it is not a hatching-egg ranking.

Top-3 source markets in both years: Netherlands, United States, Poland.

Buyer markets (reported imports)

Eggs in shell (table and hatching combined) — HS 0407, Buyer markets (reported imports), 2025 and 2024
Reporter	2025	2024	Change
Germany346,173 t	USD 1.05 billion	USD 836.4 million	+25.7%
Netherlands682,280 t	USD 758.1 million	USD 489.0 million	+55.1%
Hong Kong, China144,117 t	USD 318.1 million	USD 307.3 million	+3.5%
France95,145 t	USD 302.4 million	USD 186.5 million	+62.2%
Canada	USD 301.2 million	USD 226.0 million	+33.3%

Top 3 reporters hold 33.4% of reported country imports in 2025 (32.1% in 2024). 120 reporters had published 2025 data, against 147 for 2024. 2025 source · 2024 source

Source markets (reported exports)

Eggs in shell (table and hatching combined) — HS 0407, Source markets (reported exports), 2025 and 2024
Reporter	2025	2024	Change
Netherlands1,128,520 t	USD 1.23 billion	USD 1.04 billion	+17.3%
United States	USD 743.6 million	USD 598.9 million	+24.2%
Poland243,862 t	USD 721.3 million	USD 512.3 million	+40.8%
Turkey117,228 t	USD 390.3 million	USD 461.0 million	-15.3%

Top 3 reporters hold 38.5% of reported country exports in 2025 (37% in 2024). 91 reporters had published 2025 data, against 109 for 2024. 2025 source · 2024 source

Day-old chicks (Gallus, ≤185 g) · HS 0105.11

Counts are birds. Value per bird differs widely between breeding stock and commercial chicks.

Top-3 source markets in both years: United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands.

Buyer markets (reported imports)

Day-old chicks (Gallus, ≤185 g) — HS 0105.11, Buyer markets (reported imports), 2025 and 2024
Reporter	2025	2024	Change
Netherlands109.59 million birds	USD 200.3 million	USD 137.5 million	+45.7%
Germany107.20 million birds	USD 118.6 million	USD 87.41 million	+35.6%
Poland103.20 million birds	USD 117.8 million	USD 82.06 million	+43.6%
Romania157.83 million birds	USD 103.7 million	USD 74.87 million	+38.4%
China1.25 million birds	USD 50.73 million	USD 52.77 million	-3.8%

Top 3 reporters hold 23.3% of reported country imports in 2025 (18.5% in 2024). 115 reporters had published 2025 data, against 143 for 2024. 2025 source · 2024 source

Source markets (reported exports)

Day-old chicks (Gallus, ≤185 g) — HS 0105.11, Source markets (reported exports), 2025 and 2024
Reporter	2025	2024	Change
United States78.03 million birds	USD 337.6 million	USD 342.9 million	-1.6%
United Kingdom20.83 million birds	USD 332.2 million	USD 242.2 million	+37.2%
Netherlands288.37 million birds	USD 292.6 million	USD 249.9 million	+17.1%
France48.64 million birds	USD 264.5 million	USD 189.0 million	+39.9%
Brazil30.86 million birds	USD 125.7 million	USD 112.0 million	+12.3%

Top 3 reporters hold 39.7% of reported country exports in 2025 (41% in 2024). 70 reporters had published 2025 data, against 77 for 2024. 2025 source · 2024 source

Incubators and brooders · HS 8436.21

Item counts mix small brooders with full-size setters and changed sharply for some reporters; compare values, not units.

Top-3 source markets in both years: Belgium, China, Netherlands.

Buyer markets (reported imports)

Incubators and brooders — HS 8436.21, Buyer markets (reported imports), 2025 and 2024
Reporter	2025	2024	Change
Egypt	USD 24.87 million	USD 5.33 million	+366.5%
Colombia430,376 units	USD 18.50 million	USD 8.95 million	+106.6%
United States516,029 units	USD 15.23 million	USD 30.57 million	-50.2%
Ecuador295,683 units	USD 13.16 million	USD 5.55 million	+137.3%
Saudi Arabia	USD 10.37 million	USD 34.52 million	-70%

Top 3 reporters hold 20.4% of reported country imports in 2025 (31.4% in 2024). 119 reporters had published 2025 data, against 148 for 2024. 2025 source · 2024 source

Source markets (reported exports)

Incubators and brooders — HS 8436.21, Source markets (reported exports), 2025 and 2024
Reporter	2025	2024	Change
Belgium	USD 100.1 million	USD 63.07 million	+58.7%
China1.93 million units	USD 89.71 million	USD 61.26 million	+46.4%
Netherlands	USD 57.11 million	USD 54.35 million	+5.1%
Canada	USD 28.43 million	USD 19.95 million	+42.5%

Top 3 reporters hold 71.8% of reported country exports in 2025 (66.1% in 2024). 64 reporters had published 2025 data, against 76 for 2024. 2025 source · 2024 source

Poultry-keeping machinery (feeding, drinking, egg collection) · HS 8436.29

A partial view of house equipment: fans, controllers, buildings and generators use other codes.

Top-3 source markets in both years: Germany, Netherlands.

Buyer markets (reported imports)

Poultry-keeping machinery (feeding, drinking, egg collection) — HS 8436.29, Buyer markets (reported imports), 2025 and 2024
Reporter	2025	2024	Change
United States3.76 million units	USD 280.5 million	USD 253.4 million	+10.7%
Canada134,828 units	USD 102.0 million	USD 39.42 million	+158.8%
Malaysia334,826 units	USD 69.33 million	USD 53.50 million	+29.6%
Mexico433,537 units	USD 62.56 million	USD 34.74 million	+80.1%
United Kingdom	USD 57.44 million	USD 26.79 million	+114.4%

Top 3 reporters hold 26% of reported country imports in 2025 (25% in 2024). 118 reporters had published 2025 data, against 143 for 2024. 2025 source · 2024 source

Source markets (reported exports)

Poultry-keeping machinery (feeding, drinking, egg collection) — HS 8436.29, Source markets (reported exports), 2025 and 2024
Reporter	2025	2024	Change
Germany	USD 539.8 million	USD 417.9 million	+29.2%
China1.30 million units	USD 402.8 million	USD 237.6 million	+69.5%
Netherlands	USD 390.5 million	USD 287.9 million	+35.6%
Italy	USD 342.0 million	USD 322.4 million	+6.1%

Top 3 reporters hold 56.2% of reported country exports in 2025 (56.8% in 2024). 70 reporters had published 2025 data, against 79 for 2024. 2025 source · 2024 source

Opportunity shortlist for HatchMatch buyers

An editorial ranking, not a forecast. Order reflects fit with HatchMatch's hatchery, farm and equipment work first and commodity sourcing second, the direction of two years of reported trade, a documented official access route, and how reliable the data is. It does not mean a buyer, supplier or permit exists.

1. Mexico
Medium confidence
Poultry-house equipment and breeder/hatchery projects
For: Integrators and farm developers
- Mexico · Poultry-house equipment and production lines (HS 8436.29): USD 62.56 million in 2025 (USD 34.74 million in 2024)
- Mexico · Day-old chicks and live birds (HS 0105.11): USD 30.80 million in 2025 (USD 25.73 million in 2024)
Fourth-largest reported importer of poultry-keeping machinery in 2025, and chick imports rose from 2024 to 2025.
Logistics: Equipment moves by container or road; chicks need air or road transport within the certificate's time limit.
Confidence: Two reported years, but HS 8436.29 is a partial view and the 2025 unit count changed sharply.
Official check: SENASICA — zoosanitary import requirement sheets
Mexico farm and hatchery projects
2. Saudi Arabia
Low confidence
Hatchery equipment, house equipment and chick supply
For: Integrators and project developers
- Saudi Arabia · Hatchery equipment (HS 8436.21): USD 10.37 million in 2025 (USD 34.52 million in 2024)
- Saudi Arabia · Poultry-house equipment and production lines (HS 8436.29): USD 24.96 million in 2025 (USD 51.13 million in 2024)
- Saudi Arabia · Day-old chicks and live birds (HS 0105.11): USD 38.03 million in 2025 (USD 33.83 million in 2024)
Largest incubator importer in 2024; equipment imports fell in 2025 while chick imports rose — consistent with project-driven, uneven buying.
Logistics: Equipment by sea container to Gulf ports; chicks and hatching eggs by air.
Confidence: Large swings between years and no reported equipment quantities.
Official check: SFDA — country and establishment lists
Saudi Arabia market page
3. South Africa
Medium confidence
Hatchery equipment and chick supply
For: Hatchery and broiler operators
- South Africa · Hatchery equipment (HS 8436.21): USD 7.61 million in 2025 (USD 1.24 million in 2024)
- South Africa · Day-old chicks and live birds (HS 0105.11): USD 16.69 million in 2025 (USD 13.43 million in 2024)
Incubator and brooder imports rose about six-fold in value in 2025 with a similar unit count, and chick imports rose.
Logistics: Equipment by sea container; chicks and fertile eggs need a veterinary import permit before shipment.
Confidence: Two reported years with quantities; values are modest and one-off projects can drive them.
Official check: South African Government — import animals and animal products
South Africa import guide
4. Uganda
Medium confidence
Day-old chick supply and hatchery projects
For: Farm developers and hatchery investors
- Uganda · Day-old chicks and live birds (HS 0105.11): USD 9.00 million in 2025 (USD 7.94 million in 2024)
- Uganda · Poultry-house equipment and production lines (HS 8436.29): USD 4.85 million in 2025 (USD 3.79 million in 2024)
Millions of imported chicks each year and rising equipment imports. Whether local hatchery capacity is short needs local research — trade data alone does not show it.
Logistics: Chicks arrive by air; plan the airport-to-farm road leg and arrival-day handling.
Confidence: Two reported years with bird counts; values are small and no breeding/commercial split is published.
Official check: MAAIF — import, export and transit of animals and animal products
Uganda import guide
5. Colombia, Ecuador and Egypt
Low confidence
Incubators and brooders
For: Hatchery operators
- Egypt · Hatchery equipment (HS 8436.21): USD 24.87 million in 2025 (USD 5.33 million in 2024)
- Colombia · Hatchery equipment (HS 8436.21): USD 18.50 million in 2025 (USD 8.95 million in 2024)
- Ecuador · Hatchery equipment (HS 8436.21): USD 13.16 million in 2025 (USD 5.55 million in 2024)
Each roughly doubled or more in 2025 and now ranks among the top reported incubator importers.
Logistics: Sea container; setters and hatchers need installation, power and climate control at site.
Confidence: One strong year; Egypt reports no quantities; HatchMatch has no country guide for these markets yet.
Official check: World Customs Organization — HS classification (heading 8436)
Plan a commercial hatchery
6. Germany, United Kingdom and France
High confidence
Poultry meat (commodity sourcing)
For: Importers, processors and food-service distributors
- Germany · Poultry meat (HS 0207): USD 3.28 billion in 2025 (USD 2.24 billion in 2024)
- United Kingdom · Poultry meat (HS 0207): USD 2.64 billion in 2025 (USD 2.09 billion in 2024)
- France · Poultry meat (HS 0207): USD 2.47 billion in 2025 (USD 2.04 billion in 2024)
The three largest reported poultry-meat importers in 2025, all rising. Much of the trade is between European neighbours. From 3 September 2026 the EU takes poultry only from origins listed for poultry under its antimicrobial rule; Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1189 removed Brazil's poultry mark (re-listing pending when checked on 25 October 2026).
Logistics: Chilled by road within Europe; frozen by reefer container from outside.
Confidence: Two reported years with quantities; intra-EU flows inflate the totals.
Official check: European Commission — EU entry conditions
Germany import guide
7. Saudi Arabia
High confidence
Poultry meat (commodity sourcing)
For: Importers and distributors
- Saudi Arabia · Poultry meat (HS 0207): USD 1.55 billion in 2025 (USD 1.57 billion in 2024)
Steady at about USD 1.55–1.57 billion in both years; listed establishments only.
Logistics: Frozen by reefer container; chilled by air with shelf-life limits.
Confidence: Two reported years with quantities.
Official check: SFDA — country and establishment lists
Saudi Arabia import guide
8. China
High confidence
Poultry meat (commodity sourcing)
For: Importers
- China · Poultry meat (HS 0207): USD 1.84 billion in 2025 (USD 2.94 billion in 2024)
Reported imports fell by more than a third in 2025; access requires GACC product listing and plant registration.
Logistics: Frozen by reefer container.
Confidence: Two reported years with quantities; the fall is in the reported data, not an estimate.
Official check: GACC — meat products eligible by country
China import guide

Before ordering live birds, hatching eggs, eggs, meat or machinery, read import permits and veterinary certificates by product and commercial chick and hatching-egg sourcing.

Importer and origin hub · English edition

Poultry trade by product lane, 2024

Each lane below uses its own customs code. Poultry-meat figures (HS 0207) say nothing about hatching eggs, chicks, table eggs, equipment or projects — and no 2024 figure shows that a country or plant can export today, has stock or will quote.

Figures checked 22 October 2026 from the 2024 UN Comtrade data published by World Bank WITS. Values are as reported by each customs authority, in US dollars.

Poultry meat — broiler and other poultry, fresh, chilled or frozen

HS 0207: meat and edible offal of poultry of heading 0105, fresh, chilled or frozen. Cooked or prepared poultry (HS 1602) is a different product and is not included.

Top reported importers

Top reported importers — HS 0207, 2024
Reporter	Value	Quantity
China	USD 2.94 billion	942,278 t
Germany	USD 2.24 billion	743,147 t
United Kingdom	USD 2.09 billion	533,889 t
France	USD 2.04 billion	581,258 t
Mexico	USD 1.91 billion	not reported

Source: World Bank WITS / UN Comtrade, 2024

Top reported exporters

Top reported exporters — HS 0207, 2024
Reporter	Value	Quantity
Brazil	USD 9.08 billion	4,991,090 t
Poland	USD 4.82 billion	1,785,490 t
United States	USD 4.77 billion	3,333,800 t
European Union	USD 3.67 billion	not reported
Netherlands	USD 3.13 billion	1,226,340 t

Source: World Bank WITS / UN Comtrade, 2024

Values are reported by each customs authority; importer and exporter totals do not reconcile and may count intra-EU trade.
Mexico did not report a quantity for 2024 in this table.
WITS lists "European Union" as its own reporter next to member states; never add it to a member-state figure.

Wholesale poultry & eggs RFQ Chicken or turkey meat programmes from USD 250,000 total programme or lot value, reviewed by a person before any supplier is approached.

Eggs in shell — table eggs and hatching eggs together

HS 0407: birds' eggs in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked — all species, table and fertilised hatching eggs combined. The 6-digit split (0407.11 hatching / 0407.21 table eggs of Gallus) was not available from WITS when checked, so these rows are not a table-egg or hatching-egg ranking.

Top reported importers

Top reported importers — HS 0407, 2024
Reporter	Value	Quantity
Germany	USD 836.4 million	356,140 t
Netherlands	USD 489.0 million	380,767 t
Hong Kong, China	USD 307.3 million	154,304 t
Belgium	USD 226.1 million	260,765 t
Canada	USD 226.0 million	not reported

Source: World Bank WITS / UN Comtrade, 2024

Top reported exporters

Top reported exporters — HS 0407, 2024
Reporter	Value	Quantity
Netherlands	USD 1.04 billion	747,564 t
European Union	USD 831.5 million	not reported
United States	USD 598.9 million	178,732 t
Poland	USD 512.3 million	238,556 t
Turkey	USD 461.0 million	not reported

Source: World Bank WITS / UN Comtrade, 2024

Hatching eggs and table eggs follow different veterinary certificates, packing and transport rules even where they share a 4-digit code.
WITS lists "European Union" as its own reporter next to member states; never add it to a member-state figure.

Wholesale poultry & eggs RFQ (table eggs) Table-egg programmes from USD 250,000. Hatching eggs are not an open product category; scope them inside a hatchery or breeder project brief.

Day-old chicks and live birds

HS 0105.11: live fowls of the species Gallus domesticus weighing not more than 185 g (day-old chicks), counted in birds. Heavier live poultry and other species fall under other 0105 subheadings; hatching eggs are under 0407.

Top reported importers

Top reported importers — HS 0105.11, 2024
Reporter	Value	Quantity
Netherlands	USD 137.5 million	109.84 million birds
European Union	USD 124.9 million	18.50 million birds
France	USD 102.0 million	22.26 million birds
Germany	USD 87.41 million	76.04 million birds
Poland	USD 82.06 million	94.45 million birds

Source: World Bank WITS / UN Comtrade, 2024

Top reported exporters

Top reported exporters — HS 0105.11, 2024
Reporter	Value	Quantity
European Union	USD 349.2 million	184.31 million birds
United States	USD 342.9 million	71.53 million birds
Netherlands	USD 249.9 million	304.74 million birds
United Kingdom	USD 242.2 million	18.68 million birds
France	USD 189.0 million	43.86 million birds

Source: World Bank WITS / UN Comtrade, 2024

Value per bird varies widely between parent/grandparent stock and commercial chicks; do not derive a chick price from these rows.
Live-animal imports need a destination import permit, an origin veterinary certificate, approved hatchery/flock status and transport within strict time limits.
WITS lists "European Union" as its own reporter next to member states; never add it to a member-state figure.

Hatchery or breeder project brief Chicks, hatching eggs and breeder stock are not an open sourcing category. They can be scoped as part of a farm, breeder or hatchery project brief from USD 250,000.

Hatchery equipment — incubators and brooders

HS 8436.21: poultry incubators and brooders. Hatchery ventilation, egg handling, chick processing and building works are classified elsewhere or are services; this is not total hatchery spending.

Top reported importers

Top reported importers — HS 8436.21, 2024
Reporter	Value	Quantity
Saudi Arabia	USD 34.52 million	not reported
United States	USD 30.57 million	311,981 units
Colombia	USD 8.95 million	21,317 units
European Union	USD 7.44 million	not reported
Brazil	USD 7.15 million	8,503 units

Source: World Bank WITS / UN Comtrade, 2024

Top reported exporters

Top reported exporters — HS 8436.21, 2024
Reporter	Value	Quantity
European Union	USD 136.6 million	not reported
Belgium	USD 63.07 million	not reported
China	USD 61.26 million	1.20 million units
Netherlands	USD 54.35 million	not reported
Canada	USD 19.95 million	6,995 units

Source: World Bank WITS / UN Comtrade, 2024

Item counts mix small brooders and full-size setters; they are not a count of hatcheries.
WITS lists "European Union" as its own reporter next to member states; never add it to a member-state figure.

Poultry project RFQ Hatchery and farm infrastructure from a confirmed USD 250,000 budget; every brief is reviewed by a person.

Poultry-house equipment and production lines

HS 8436.29: poultry-keeping machinery not elsewhere specified (feeding, drinking, egg collection and similar). Fans, controllers, steel buildings, generators and processing lines have their own codes; this is a partial view of house equipment.

Top reported importers

Top reported importers — HS 8436.29, 2024
Reporter	Value	Quantity
United States	USD 253.4 million	3.29 million units
Malaysia	USD 53.50 million	254,125 units
Saudi Arabia	USD 51.13 million	not reported
Poland	USD 41.56 million	not reported
Spain	USD 39.70 million	not reported

Source: World Bank WITS / UN Comtrade, 2024

Top reported exporters

Top reported exporters — HS 8436.29, 2024
Reporter	Value	Quantity
European Union	USD 889.1 million	not reported
Germany	USD 417.9 million	not reported
Italy	USD 322.4 million	not reported
Netherlands	USD 287.9 million	not reported
China	USD 237.6 million	1.25 million units

Source: World Bank WITS / UN Comtrade, 2024

A strong exporter country is not evidence that any particular manufacturer will quote, or of its delivery time.
WITS lists "European Union" as its own reporter next to member states; never add it to a member-state figure.

Poultry project RFQ Broiler, layer and breeder house equipment from a confirmed USD 250,000 budget.

Farm, hatchery and feed-mill projects

Complete projects combine buildings, many equipment codes, installation and services. No trade code measures them, so no country ranking is published for projects.

Use the farm cost calculator for indicative CAPEX; trade data is never a project budget.

Poultry project RFQ Turnkey/EPC partner matching or multi-supplier procurement from a confirmed USD 250,000 budget. HatchMatch does not build, own or operate farms.

Origin research: leading 2024 exporters

A large 2024 export figure is historical evidence, not proof of current market access or supply. Access is decided per destination, product, region and plant, and changes with animal-disease events.

Brazil

Poultry meat (HS 0207) exports 2024: USD 9.08 billion, 4,991,090 t

Day-old chick exports (HS 0105.11) 2024: USD 111.97 million, 22.72 million birds.

Status at 2026-10-21: Not unrestricted. Brazil's agriculture ministry (MAPA) confirmed Newcastle disease on a commercial turkey farm in Nova Itaberaba, Santa Catarina, on 18 October 2026. Its 21 October 2026 update lists Mexico (live birds, poultry meat and offal, fertile eggs, chicks up to three days and other listed birds) and Malaysia (poultry meat, meat products and offal) suspending imports from all of Brazil, and Saudi Arabia, China and Chile suspending listed products from Santa Catarina. MAPA says other markets remain under monitoring.

Poland

Poultry meat (HS 0207) exports 2024: USD 4.82 billion, 1,785,490 t

Egg exports (HS 0407, all eggs in shell) 2024: USD 512.27 million, 238,556 t.

EU member state: avian-influenza restricted zones are set by Commission implementing decisions that are amended frequently. Outside the EU, the destination's own regionalisation decision applies. Check both for the producing region and dates.

United States

Poultry meat (HS 0207) exports 2024: USD 4.77 billion, 3,333,800 t

Day-old chick exports (HS 0105.11) 2024: USD 342.89 million, 71.53 million birds.

Destination requirements, plant eligibility and any state- or county-level HPAI restrictions are listed per destination in the USDA FSIS Export Library; USDA APHIS publishes confirmed HPAI detections.

Thailand

Poultry meat (HS 0207) exports 2024: USD 1.39 billion, 479,138 t

Much of Thailand's poultry trade is cooked or prepared (HS 1602), which is outside the HS 0207 figure.

Plant eligibility depends on the destination: check the Department of Livestock Development (DLD) approved export establishments and the destination's own list for raw versus heat-treated products.

Netherlands

Poultry meat (HS 0207) exports 2024: USD 3.13 billion, 1,226,340 t

Largest reported egg exporter (HS 0407) in 2024: USD 1,044.54 million, 747,564 t.
Day-old chick exports (HS 0105.11) 2024: USD 249.85 million, 304.74 million birds.
Part of Dutch trade is re-export or transit of EU and non-EU product; origin on the certificate is what counts.

EU member state: check current Commission avian-influenza zones and the destination's regionalisation decision for the exact producing region.

Country import guides

Buyer checklist, product and volume specification, cold-chain or live-animal handling, official permit and certificate links, border steps and the matching request path.

Which market fits your project?

Scope and conditions for commercial projects from USD 250,000, based on our October 2026 market research. Search figures are rough monthly estimates, not market size. Costs come from the farm cost calculator, not this table.

Europe

Europe (EU)

Fits when: You need automated, welfare-compliant housing with documented conformity.

Scope: Broiler, enriched/cage-free layer and integrated automation systems; complete-system responsibility matters more than single components.

EU welfare rules: no unenriched cages; broiler density 33–42 kg/m² with conditions
CE / machinery documentation; Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 from 2027
Environmental permits under revised IED (2024/1785)

Search demand: Small, niche commercial search (e.g. ~20/mo in Germany, ~70/mo in France).

Open market page

North America

Canada

Fits when: You hold or can obtain provincial quota and need cold-climate barns or retrofits.

Scope: New builds and retrofits; local dealer vs direct import compared on the same installed scope.

Supply management: provincial quota required
Accepted electrical certification, 60 Hz
Winter ventilation, heating and backup

Search demand: ~50 searches/mo for 'poultry equipment'.

Open market page

Europe

Portugal

Fits when: You are choosing between a turnkey aviário and separate building and equipment contracts.

Scope: Broiler and layer houses; clear boundary schedule between construction and equipment.

REAP livestock licensing and municipal approval
EU welfare and CE rules apply
CAP/PEPAC support possible, not automatic

Search demand: Unknown — the research tool returned no data (not zero).

Open market page

Middle East

Saudi Arabia

Fits when: You plan a large turnkey or multi-supplier farm in a hot climate.

Scope: Broiler, layer, hatchery and feed-mill projects; 'turnkey' must be defined line by line.

SASO / SABER conformity for regulated products
60 Hz power, extreme summer heat, water treatment
ADF poultry financing possible for eligible projects

Search demand: Small (~10/mo for 'معدات الدواجن').

Open market page

Middle East

United Arab Emirates

Fits when: You need a package matched to broiler, breeder or layer production in humid coastal conditions.

Scope: Distinct broiler, breeder and layer packages; corrosion protection and local commissioning.

MoIAT conformity by product category
50 Hz power, humidity and water quality
Emirate-level site requirements

Search demand: Small (~20/mo English, ~10/mo Arabic).

Open market page

Africa

Central Africa (CEMAC)

Fits when: You are building in Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Chad, CAR or Equatorial Guinea and must manage feed and power risk.

Scope: Broiler, layer, hatchery and feed-mill projects; feed strategy decided before house sizing.

CEMAC common external tariff plus levies and VAT
Volatile maize prices; Cameroon restricts poultry imports
Power backup, humid coast vs hot Sahel

Search demand: Small (~30/mo for 'ferme avicole' in Cameroon).

Open market page

Southern Africa

Poultry buyer markets and project procurement

Poultry imports, egg supply and destination checks

Japan

Eligibility is not confirmed

Singapore

Eligibility is not confirmed

Saudi Arabia

Eligibility is not confirmed

United Arab Emirates

Eligibility is not confirmed

Hong Kong

Eligibility is not confirmed

Keep food products, breeding material and project procurement separate

Before a commercial request

South Korea

Primary sources and recheck points

Poultry market map 2025: buyer and source markets by product

Poultry meat · HS 0207

Buyer markets (reported imports)

Source markets (reported exports)

Eggs in shell (table and hatching combined) · HS 0407

Buyer markets (reported imports)

Source markets (reported exports)

Day-old chicks (Gallus, ≤185 g) · HS 0105.11

Buyer markets (reported imports)

Source markets (reported exports)

Incubators and brooders · HS 8436.21

Buyer markets (reported imports)

Source markets (reported exports)

Poultry-keeping machinery (feeding, drinking, egg collection) · HS 8436.29

Buyer markets (reported imports)

Source markets (reported exports)

Opportunity shortlist for HatchMatch buyers

Poultry trade by product lane, 2024

Poultry meat — broiler and other poultry, fresh, chilled or frozen

Top reported importers

Top reported exporters

Eggs in shell — table eggs and hatching eggs together

Top reported importers

Top reported exporters

Day-old chicks and live birds

Top reported importers

Top reported exporters

Hatchery equipment — incubators and brooders

Top reported importers

Top reported exporters

Poultry-house equipment and production lines

Top reported importers

Top reported exporters

Farm, hatchery and feed-mill projects

Origin research: leading 2024 exporters

Brazil

Poland

United States

Thailand

Netherlands

Country import guides

Which market fits your project?

Europe (EU)

Canada

Portugal

Saudi Arabia

United Arab Emirates

Central Africa (CEMAC)

Mozambique

Guyana

Cayman Islands

Nigeria

Saudi Arabia

India

Brazil

Egypt

Kenya

Indonesia

Vietnam

Greece

Somaliland

Saint Martin

Ghana

Tanzania