In a context of worldwide economic crisis, 2009 was marked by a historic stagnation of world poultry production at 92 MT, with stable exports from Brazil (the world’s leading poultry exporter with 42 % of the export market) and a fall in exports from the United States (the world’s second biggest poultry exporter with 37 % of exports). Worldwide exchanges fell by 4 % compared to 2008, with a 26 % drop in Russian purchases in particular.

The world poultry market nevertheless remains a growing market, with a growth rate of +3 to 4% per year over the past 10 years.

Prospects for 2010
Recovery is expected in 2010 with a forecast increase of 3 % in world production in a context of improvement of the international economic situation and a fall in feed prices. This increase should reach +10 % in Russia, +4 % in Brazil, +3 % in China and +1 % in the United States: European production, meanwhile, should be stable in 2010.