The European Union produced an estimated 13.3 million tonnes of poultry meat in 2023, which was the equivalent of a 2.3% increase compared with the amount in 2022, according to a recent market report from the European Commission. 

This rebound, should be seen against the backdrop of a strong upward trend in production through until 2020, the report said. The level of poultry meat production in 2023 was 3.5 million tonnes more than in 2008.

In 2023, the main poultry meat producers in the EU were Poland (representing 20.6% of EU production, with 2.7 million tonnes), Spain (12.8%, with 1.7 million tonnes), Germany (11.8%, with 1.6 million tonnes), France (11.5%, with 1.5 million tonnes) and Italy (10.0%, with 1.3 million tonnes). 

There were higher production levels of poultry meat in 2023 in each of these principal producer countries, with a particularly strong increase in Italy (+10.0%).