Poultry export increased by 16% in H1

The export of livestock, meat and preserves of Polish poultry increased by 16 percent up to 444,000 tons in the first half of 2015. Its value rose by 17 percent to €891 million, according to the Ministry of Finance as well as to analysis by the Foundation for support programmes for farmers (FAMMU/FAPA). The greatest importers of Polish poultry were, as always, EU countries including Germany, Belgium, the UK, Czech Republic and the Netherlands. Other important importers were Hong Kong, Benin and China, where the sales increased threefold during the last year. Due to the embargo set on Russia, Poland did not export poultry there, however the export to Ukraine doubled.