According to customs statistics cited by the Ukrainian Poultry Farmers Union, Ukraine shipped 43,470 metric tons of poultry meat to foreign markets in March 2026, marking the highest volume since January 2022.
The industry association noted that physical export volumes increased by 5.3% compared to February, rising from 41,080 tons. However, despite the growth in shipments, the industry’s foreign exchange revenue in March fell by 3.8% to $85.05 million.
“The decline in foreign exchange earnings despite increased shipments is directly linked to the drop in global prices. In March, the average selling price of Ukrainian chicken fell to $1.96 per kg,” the association explained.
The main export destinations in the first quarter of 2026 were the Netherlands (18.9% of the total volume), the United Kingdom (12.4%), Slovakia (10.1%), and the UAE (7.9%).
According to the association, the EU’s share of total exports for January–March was 35.8% (42,400 tons). At the same time, the European market remains the most profitable: it accounted for 46.4% of all revenue generated by Ukrainian poultry producers in the first quarter of the year.
The Kingdom of Bahrain has opened access to its market for Ukrainian producers of poultry meat and poultry products, the press service of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Protection (SSUFSCP) reports.
“This week, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, together with the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection, is opening a new market for Ukrainian producers in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Last week we opened a new market in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The opening of two markets in a row in different regions of the world demonstrates the systematic work aimed at supporting Ukrainian exporters,” Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said in a statement.
For his part, the head of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection, Serhiy Tkachuk, emphasized that the opening of two markets within a short period of time is the result of hard work that lasted for months and even years.
“The safety of Ukrainian products has already been highly appreciated in many countries around the world, and we are doing everything we can to increase the number of export opportunities for Ukrainian producers every day,” he added.
The State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection drew the attention of potential exporters to the need to comply with the requirements for the import of poultry meat and poultry products to the Kingdom of Bahrain. The relevant information is available on the website of the agency in the section “Requirements of the countries of the world” – “Background information on exports of the Kingdom of Bahrain”.
The health certificate for the export of poultry meat and poultry products to the Kingdom of Bahrain is published on the official website of the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection in the section “International Cooperation” – “Veterinary and Safety” – “Certificates for Export from Ukraine”.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has opened its market for imports of Ukrainian poultry meat products of mechanical deboning, the press service of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection (Gosprodpotrebsluzhba) has reported.
“It is very important during the war to support Ukrainian exporters, to create new opportunities for them, because this is support for the economy of our state. Therefore, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs together with Gosprodpotrebbsluzhba constantly negotiate with foreign partners and step by step open new foreign markets for Ukrainian producers “, – said the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba.
“Ukrainian entrepreneur needs any support from the state, which is very important during the war. And the State Consumer Service together with the team of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs continue to open the international trade arena for our manufacturer. There are still about 63 countries in the work in almost 200 directions”, – emphasized the head of the department Serhiy Tkachuk.
The agreed form of veterinary certificate of the specified category of products is published on the official web portal of the State Consumer Service of Ukraine in the section “International Cooperation” – “Veterinary and Safety” – “Certificates for export from Ukraine”.
The agency reminded that the first step for exporting Ukrainian products of animal origin is a request of the market operator to the territorial body of the State Food and Consumer Service at the place of location.
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion agreed 41 forms of international veterinary certificates for the export of objects of state veterinary and sanitary control and supervision from Ukraine, that is, 41 markets are open for the export of Ukrainian products, said the State Food and Consumer Service.
Japan is considering opening Asian markets to Ukrainian agricultural products, particularly chicken meat, said Ambassador of Japan to Ukraine Matsuda Kuninori at a meeting with Acting Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Taras Vysotsky.
“Ambassador Matsuda Kuninori said that the Japanese side has confirmed the participation of its delegation in the International Conference on Ukraine Recovery (URC2024), which will be held on June 11-12, 2024 in Berlin. Japan is organizing a roundtable discussion on Ukrainian-Japanese cooperation in the agricultural sector,” the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food said.
The acting minister, for his part, thanked Japan for its systematic support of Ukraine and noted that the opening of Asian markets for Ukrainian agricultural products is an important step for the development of bilateral relations and business.
The State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection (SSUFSCP) in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has opened a new market in Kuwait for Ukrainian producers of poultry meat and poultry products, the press service of the agency reported.
According to the report, the relevant form of international certificate is published on the official web portal of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection in the section “International Cooperation”, in the section “Veterinary and Safety”, in the subsection “Certificates for Export from Ukraine”, as well as in the section “Requirements of the countries of the world”.
The State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection emphasized that the market operator is responsible for food safety and compliance with the requirements of the country of destination, while state supervision and control is a function and competence of the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection.
The first step for exporting food products is a request from the market operator to the territorial body of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection at the location of the facilities, the agency explained.
As reported, the markets of Azerbaijan and North Macedonia have already been opened for Ukrainian livestock products in 2023.
In January-August 2022, Ukraine exported 265.5 thousand tons of poultry meat and offal, which is only 9.9% less than the figure for the same period in 2021, the Union of Poultry Breeders of Ukraine Association reported on the website.
At the same time, it is noted that in monetary terms, the export of these products for the specified period increased by 32.8% – up to $589.2 million. Such an increase in export earnings became possible due to an increase in prices in the traditional export markets of Ukrainian products, in particular the EU countries and the Middle East.
The largest importers of meat and edible poultry offal from Ukraine in August 2022 were Saudi Arabia (24%), the Netherlands (16%) and Slovakia (10%). According to the results of January-July, these countries became the largest consumers of Ukrainian poultry meat.
At the same time, the import of poultry meat to Ukraine for the same period amounted to 49.7 thousand tons, which is 36% less than for the same period in 2021. The entire volume came from EU countries, mainly from Poland.
