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United Kingdom - Chicken Meat - Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends and Insights
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Dec 9, 2024

UK Reduces Chicken Meat Imports to $1.7 Billion in 2023

United Kingdom Chicken Meat Imports

In 2023, supplies from abroad of chicken meat increased by 1.5% to 463K tons, rising for the second consecutive year after three years of decline. The total import volume increased at an average annual rate of +2.7% from 2013 to 2023; the trend pattern remained relatively stable, with somewhat noticeable fluctuations being observed in certain years. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in 2022 with an increase of 24% against the previous year. Over the period under review, imports attained the peak figure in 2023 and are expected to retain growth in the immediate term.

In value terms, chicken meat imports dropped modestly to $1.7B (IndexBox estimates) in 2023. The total import value increased at an average annual rate of +2.3% from 2013 to 2023; the trend pattern indicated some noticeable fluctuations being recorded in certain years. The pace of growth was the most pronounced in 2022 with an increase of 49% against the previous year. As a result, imports attained the peak of $1.8B, and then shrank slightly in the following year.United Kingdom Chicken Meat Imports By Country (Million USD)

COUNTRYImport Value of Chicken Meat in United Kingdom (million USD)
20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Netherlands727789726688618689594477430737667
Poland181199194198243309321330356616618
Belgium70.484.971.377.072.172.467.151.910179.381.0
Ireland82.011710910796.499.297.694.473.154.054.4
Romania27.627.936.641.331.434.329.718.821.844.046.9
Germany76.194.511610610012310695.382.457.846.2
UkraineN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.40.60.55.029.343.4
France44.642.029.931.724.428.927.115.228.128.929.5
Others15616414111510814310871.483.5118128
Total1,3651,5181,4251,3641,2931,4991,3511,1541,1811,7651,714

Imports by Country

Poland (159K tons), the Netherlands (158K tons) and Belgium (30K tons) were the main suppliers of chicken meat imports to the UK, with a combined 75% share of total imports. Ireland, Ukraine, Germany, Romania and France lagged somewhat behind, together comprising a further 15%.

From 2013 to 2023, the most notable rate of growth in terms of purchases, amongst the main suppliers, was attained by Ukraine (with a CAGR of +112.5%), while imports for the other leaders experienced more modest paces of growth.

In value terms, the largest chicken meat suppliers to the UK were the Netherlands ($667M), Poland ($618M) and Belgium ($81M), together accounting for 80% of total imports. Ireland, Romania, Germany, Ukraine and France lagged somewhat behind, together comprising a further 13%.

In terms of the main suppliers, Ukraine, with a CAGR of +129.3%, recorded the highest rates of growth with regard to the value of imports, over the period under review, while purchases for the other leaders experienced more modest paces of growth.

Imports by Type

In 2023, fresh or chilled cuts of chicken (302K tons) constituted the largest type of chicken meat supplied to the UK, accounting for a 65% share of total imports. Moreover, fresh or chilled cuts of chicken exceeded the figures recorded for the second-largest type, frozen cuts of chicken (93K tons), threefold. The third position in this ranking was held by fresh or chilled whole chickens (58K tons), with a 13% share.

From 2013 to 2023, the average annual rate of growth in terms of the volume of fresh or chilled cuts of chicken imports totaled +5.6%. With regard to the other supplied products, the following average annual rates of growth were recorded: frozen cuts of chicken (-2.4% per year) and fresh or chilled whole chickens (+2.8% per year).

In value terms, fresh or chilled cuts of chicken ($1.2B) constituted the largest type of chicken meat supplied to the UK, comprising 72% of total imports. The second position in the ranking was held by frozen cuts of chicken ($312M), with an 18% share of total imports. It was followed by fresh or chilled whole chickens, with an 8.7% share.

Import Prices by Country

In 2023, the chicken meat price stood at $3,704 per ton (CIF, United Kingdom), waning by -4.4% against the previous year. Over the period under review, the import price showed a relatively flat trend pattern. The pace of growth was the most pronounced in 2022 an increase of 20%. Over the period under review, average import prices hit record highs at $4,066 per ton in 2014; however, from 2015 to 2023, import prices remained at a lower figure.

Prices varied noticeably by country of origin: amid the top importers, the country with the highest price was Romania ($4,229 per ton), while the price for Spain ($2,415 per ton) was amongst the lowest.

From 2013 to 2023, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was attained by Ukraine (+7.9%), while the prices for the other major suppliers experienced more modest paces of growth.

Source: IndexBox Market Intelligence Platform

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  11. LIST OF TABLES

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    2. Market Volume, In Physical Terms, 2012–2024
    3. Market Value, 2012–2024
    4. Per Capita Consumption In 2012-2024
    5. Imports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2024
    6. Imports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2024
    7. Import Prices, By Country Of Origin, 2012–2024
    8. Exports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2024
    9. Exports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2024
    10. Export Prices, By Country Of Destination, 2012–2024

  12. LIST OF FIGURES

    1. Market Volume, In Physical Terms, 2012–2024
    2. Market Value, 2012–2024
    3. Market Structure – Domestic Supply vs. Imports, In Physical Terms, 2012-2024
    4. Market Structure – Domestic Supply vs. Imports, In Value Terms, 2012-2024
    5. Trade Balance, In Physical Terms, 2012-2024
    6. Trade Balance, In Value Terms, 2012-2024
    7. Per Capita Consumption, 2012-2024
    8. Market Volume Forecast to 2030
    9. Market Value Forecast to 2030
    10. Products: Market Size And Growth, By Type
    11. Products: Average Per Capita Consumption, By Type
    12. Products: Exports And Growth, By Type
    13. Products: Export Prices And Growth, By Type
    14. Production Volume And Growth
    15. Yield And Growth
    16. Exports And Growth
    17. Export Prices And Growth
    18. Market Size And Growth
    19. Per Capita Consumption
    20. Imports And Growth
    21. Import Prices
    22. Production, In Physical Terms, 2012–2024
    23. Production, In Value Terms, 2012–2024
    24. Producing Animals Slaughtered, 2012–2024
    25. Yield, 2012–2024
    26. Imports, In Physical Terms, 2012–2024
    27. Imports, In Value Terms, 2012–2024
    28. Imports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2024
    29. Imports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2024
    30. Imports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2024
    31. Import Prices, By Country Of Origin, 2012–2024
    32. Exports, In Physical Terms, 2012–2024
    33. Exports, In Value Terms, 2012–2024
    34. Exports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2024
    35. Exports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2024
    36. Exports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2024
    37. Export Prices, By Country Of Destination, 2012–2024

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