According to USDA-FAS GAIN report UP2024-15 released on August 20th, Ukraine will produce 1.33 million metric tons of RTC broiler meat in 2025. This is 0.8 percent above the volume in 2024. Exports will attain 0.45 million metric tons representing 30 percent of production, emphasizing the disparity between output and domestic consumption. Based on a population of 38 million, per capita, consumption is projected at 24kg (53.2 lb.),
Since most broiler production facilities are in central and western Ukraine, damage associated with the invasion of the nation by the Russian Federation has not been as severe as with the egg industry. Support from the European Union in the form of reduced tariffs has maintained broiler production.
The industry is dominated by MHP with this integrator representing 70 percent of national output. Four other producers Agrol, Agro Oven, Dniprovskiy and ULAR are responsible for the remainder. Despite ongoing hostilities and damage to warehouses and coldrooms, MHP has expanded and has achieved full utilization of facilities.
Challenges facing the industry include population outflow with at least six million residents displaced westward to the E.U., disruption of the transport infrastructure, currency devaluation and conscription of employees. Electricity supply is variable and may deteriorate in 2025 since Russia is intensifying missile and drone attacks on the power grid. On the credit side feed ingredients are both available and inexpensive now representing 55 percent of live weight cost according to the GAIN report followed by day-old chicks at 20 percent.
Currently, broiler producers in the Ukraine function with an export limit of 133,283 metric tons per year for the E.U. representing 30 percent of shipments. Other nations receiving broiler products from the Ukraine include the U.K., the Middle East and Eurasian regions in addition to feet to Hong Kong and China.