|
 Total
Poultry Meat Imports By Country
World
major importers 2003
Major chicken meat importers
in 2002: The Russian Federation (1,220,000 metric tons), Japan
(750,000 metric tons) and the European Union (550,000 metric
tons).
|
Chicken Meat
World Import
|
| Country |
Metric
Tons |
%
Market share
2002(P) |
| 2001 |
2002(P) |
2003(F) |
| Russian Federation |
1,281,000
|
1,220,000
|
1,300,000
|
28.97
|
| Japan |
710,000
|
750,000
|
700,000
|
15.60
|
| European Union |
418,000
|
550,000
|
600,000
|
13.37
|
| Saudi Arabia |
399,000
|
390,000
|
385,000
|
8.58
|
| China (PRC) |
473,000
|
380,000
|
350,000
|
7.80
|
| Mexico |
235,000
|
255,000
|
290,000
|
6.46
|
| Hong Kong |
234,000
|
238,000
|
243,000
|
5.41
|
| UAE |
123,000
|
135,000
|
140,000
|
3.12
|
| Korea (Republic) |
83,000
|
95,000
|
98,000
|
2.18
|
| Canada |
73,000
|
72,000
|
80,000
|
1.78
|
| Kuwait |
62,000
|
60,000
|
61,000
|
1.35
|
| Others |
300,000
|
244,000
|
239,000
|
5.32
|
| World |
4391,000
|
4,389,000
|
4,486,000
|
100
|
|
Source: FAS post reports, official
statistics, and inter-agency anlysis
(p) preliminary ( f) forecast
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| Trade |
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