Information Sheet - Broiler Chicken Production in the EU and UK

In 2020, 6.4 billion chickens were slaughtered in the EU, producing around 11 million tonnes of chicken meat. Poland is the largest producer in the EU, accounting for around one fifth of EU chicken meat production. The largest exporters in the EU are the Netherlands and Poland. In 2020, the UK was fourth largest chicken meat exporter in the EU+UK. Germany, France and the Netherlands were the largest importers of chicken meat in 2020. Per capita poultry meat consumption has increased by 8% over the past decade across the EU, to around 22 kg per person per year. In the EU, it is estimated that around 90% of broilers are reared in intensive indoor production systems.