Brazil exports more chicken than the US and EU combined
Chicken meat exports, million tonnes, 2022–2027. 2026 and 2027 are USDA forecasts.
Brazil's 2025 chicken exports, 35.0% of the world total, against 4.78 Mt for the US and EU together.
The year Brazil passed the US and EU combined. In 2023 it was still 0.18 Mt behind.
China's chicken exports doubled from 0.53 Mt in 2022 to 1.09 Mt in 2025, and are forecast at 1.54 Mt in 2026.
the numbers
| Year | Brazil (Mt) | US + EU combined (Mt) | United States (Mt) | European Union (Mt) | China (Mt) | Thailand (Mt) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.45 | 5.03 | 3.31 | 1.71 | 0.53 | 1.02 |
| 2023 | 4.77 | 4.94 | 3.29 | 1.65 | 0.55 | 1.10 |
| 2024 | 4.90 | 4.81 | 3.04 | 1.77 | 0.77 | 1.17 |
| 2025 | 4.97 | 4.78 | 3.04 | 1.74 | 1.09 | 1.25 |
| 2026 | 5.45 | 4.80 | 3.06 | 1.74 | 1.54 | 1.23 |
| 2027 | 5.50 | 4.67 | 3.02 | 1.65 | 1.93 | 1.24 |
source notes & method
Ready-to-cook equivalent. The US + EU line is a progrss sum of USDA figures; Brazil's world share is a progrss calculation from USDA's world total (14.19 Mt in 2025). USDA's report notes Brazil must offset the loss of the EU market. EU = 27 members, external trade only.
Published 3 Nov 2026
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