# EU poultry market outlook 2026: imports to rise 17.1% - Zootecnica | Poultry Magazine

> The European Commission projects EU poultry meat imports to rise 17.1% compared with 2025. Shipments from Brazil are expected to increase 55% and those from Ukraine 23%, accounting for most of the forecast growth.

- Date: 2026-10-28 · published 2026-10-29T06:05:57.499Z
- Category: trade · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/249-eu-poultry-market-outlook-2026-imports-to-rise-17-1-zootecnica-poultry-magazine
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher poultry imports increase competition for EU domestic chicken producers and may soften EU poultry prices, while stronger Brazilian and Ukrainian output points to ample global chicken supply.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- zootecnicainternational.com: https://zootecnicainternational.com/featured/eu-poultry-meat-production-forecast-to-rise-3-3-in-2026/

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