Eastern European chicken production intensifies
Growth expected in Romania, Croatia and Ukraine
8 October 2024
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By: Chicken production in eastern Europe is expected to grow in 2025, according to a recent US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report.
In Romania, the chicken meat industry is expected to continue growing in 2024 (+3.2%) and 2025 (+2.7%) due to steady consumer demand and low feed prices.
The Ukrainian company MHP has also recently announced plans to build three chicken farms (producing 6 million chicken birds annually) in Croatia by 2027.
Another Ukrainian company, Petrinja Chicken Company (PCC) also announced a 500-million-euro investment in Croatia for the production of 150.000 MT of chicken meat annually by 2026.
The new fully vertically integrated farms are expected to focus as much as 90% of production for export to other EU member states and to Asia.
