World chicken meat exporters in
2002: The US was still in first place with 2,208,000 metric
tons. Brazil was second with 1,425,000 metric tons; Thailand
came fourth with 415,000 metric tons of exports, considered
the largest in Asia, followed by China with 400,000 metric
tons.
|
Chicken Meat
World Export
|
| Country |
Metric
Tons |
%
Market share
2002(P) |
| 2001 |
2002(P) |
2003(F) |
| United States |
2,521,000
|
2,208,000
|
2,472,000
|
44.49 |
| Brazil |
1,241,000
|
1,425,000
|
1,325,000
|
23.84 |
| European Union |
718,000
|
670,000
|
695,000
|
12.50 |
| Thailand |
425,000
|
415,000
|
435,000
|
7.82 |
| China (PRC) |
489,000
|
400,000
|
400,000
|
7.19 |
| Canada |
69,000
|
75,000
|
80,000
|
1.43 |
| Hungary |
35,000
|
32,000
|
32,000
|
0.57 |
| Saudi Arabia |
20,000
|
20,000
|
20,000
|
0.35 |
| UAE |
20,000
|
20,000
|
20,000
|
0.35 |
| Australia |
19,000
|
15,000
|
15,000
|
0.26 |
| Argentina |
6,000
|
10,000
|
14,000
|
0.25 |
| Others |
44,000
|
44,000
|
48,000
|
0.86 |
| World |
5,607,000
|
5,334,000
|
5,556,000
|
100 |
|
Source: FAS post reports, official statistics,
and inter -agency analysis(p) preliminary; (f) forecast
|
| Trade |
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|
World
major exporters
