Polish poultry exports to outside the EU increase by 36.2% y/y

Poland’s exports of livestock, meat, offal and processed poultry increased by 36.2% y/y from January to October 2016 and amounted to over 201,000 metric tonnes, the Foreign Agricultural Markets Monitoring body (FAMMU/FAPA) reported, citing data from the European Commission. In total, EU countries exported 1.25 million tonnes of poultry to outside the EU common market, an increase of 8.3 percent y/y, according to the report. According to the report, the main EU exporters of poultry have traditionally been the Netherlands, France and Poland. Last year Polish exports to beyond the EU amounted to 16 percent, and has increased to over 36 percent within the last 12 months.