Poultry meat exports increased by 23% during the first half of the year, to $241 million

Poultry meat exports increased by 23% during the first half of the year, to $241 million, reports the Agrarian Economics Institute. With prices strong, export volumes only increased by 3%, to 152,000 tons. Top buyers were: Netherlands – 21%; Slovakia – 10%; Iraq – 8.%; Belarus – 8%; Germany – 6.1; Azerbaijan – 5.5%; and Hong Kong – 4.5%.