Ukraine: poultry exports down by 22% in Jan
In January 2021 Ukraine exported 29,120 tonnes of poultry meat and offal, which was 22% down year-over-year. At the same time, exports in monetary terms soared by almost 27% to US$45.87 million (against US$36.14 million in January 2020). Major buyers of Ukrainian poultry in the first month of 2021 were Saudi Arabia (US$16.97 million, or 46.8% of total supplies), the United Arab Emirates (US$2.35 million, or 6.5%), and Hong Kong (US$1.95 million, or 5.4%).
Ukraine also reduced egg exports over the period under review to 3,680 tonnes, which was 68% down year-over-year. At the same time, egg exports more than halved in monetary terms, to US$4.18 million from US$10.48 million in January 2020.
In January 2021, main buyers of Ukrainian eggs were the United Arab Emirates (US$1.45 million, or 34.7% of total supplies), Latvia (US$1.11 million, or 26.7%), and Saudi Arabia (US$643,500, or 15.4%).
